'Big Rig' arrives in Newcastle for final phase of borehole
A pioneering project to drill deep under the heart of Newcastle in search of geothermal energy is about to enter its final phase.
A pioneering project to drill deep under the heart of Newcastle in search of geothermal energy is about to enter its final phase.
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2011
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An international team of scientists report on the first observatory experiment to study the dynamic microbial life of an ever-changing environment inside Earth's crust. University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2011
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When a team of scientists drilling near an Icelandic volcano hit magma in 2009, they had to abandon their planned experiments on geothermal energy. But the mishap could point the way to an alternative source of geothermal ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Otago geologists are part of an ambitious project currently drilling two boreholes into New Zealands Alpine Fault to learn more about how large faults evolve and how they produce earthquakes. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2011
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About 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and earthquake activity of the Holy Land. Scientists from eight nations are examining the ground below the Dead Sea, by placing a borehole in this ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Permafrost dating from the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago recently discovered in Poland could prove an invaluable tool in gauging global warming, Polish geologists said on Friday.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University have completed the first phase of a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground.
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2010
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An international team of scientists led by the paleontologist Steffen Kiel at the University of Kiel, Germany, found the first fossil boreholes of the worm Osedax that consumes whale bones on the deep-sea floor. They conclude ...
Archaeology
Apr 20, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Geothermal energy in the UK is a step closer to reality after exploratory drilling by experts at Newcastle University revealed record levels of permeability in granite.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering scheme to build a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground is being developed by university scientists.
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2010
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