Tweets sent during last year's massive flooding on Colorado's Front Range were able to detail the scope of damage to the area's infrastructure, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder.
Engineering
Sep 3, 2014
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For Michael Demkowicz, some of the greatest scientific mysteries and major engineering opportunities lie in everyday materials. "Structural materials are sometimes seen as low-tech," he says. "Who thinks about steel, who ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 8, 2014
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Galo Valdebenito, a professor of seismic and structural dynamics and associate dean of engineering at Austral University, is developing tools so urban planners can better assess earthquake risks.
Engineering
Feb 6, 2015
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Whether or not a building collapses and claims many lives during an earthquake is a matter of structure and statistics, according to researchers in Turkey. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, civil ...
Engineering
Jun 5, 2013
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For the last century, seismic building codes and practices have primarily focused on saving lives by reducing the likelihood of significant damage or structural collapse. Recovery of critical functions provided by buildings ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2021
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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a unique software program that enables prescreening of the three-dimensional structure of proteins and enzymes for pharmaceutical and biochemical research prior to drug synthesis. ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2013
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The flooding in New York and New Jersey caused by Superstorm Sandy prompted calls from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials to consider building storm surge barriers to protect Lower Manhattan from future catastrophes. But, ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2012
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A team of Empa acoustic researchers has built macroscopic crystal structures that use internal rotation to attenuate the propagation of waves. The method makes it possible to build very light and stiff materials that can ...
Materials Science
Oct 14, 2019
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Researchers have moved one step closer to reducing air pollution from engines by imaging soot nanoparticles to reveal their unique signatures. The nanoparticle structures are like fingerprints, revealing curved fullerene-like ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 19, 2018
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Research by Robert Hudson, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, and Alok Sinha, professor of mechanical engineering, conducted in the Penn State Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has resulted in computationally ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 20, 2018
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