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IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
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Despite Stimulus Money, Most U.S. Bridges Might Stay Dumb Sensors are starting to prove themselves in the biggest, most complex bridges, but the technology isn't ready for the hundreds of thousands of smaller ones   |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
New Earthquake-Proof Alloy Allows Bridges to Bend but Not Break (With Video!) In a recent test simulating the intensity of a magnitude 8 quake, a 100-ft-long model bridge built with the new earthquake-proof material suffered a little surface damage but remained structurally intact. |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2007
Alex Hutchinson |
Post-Minneapolis, Engineers Go Gonzo to Bombproof U.S. Bridges Paintball, Nanotechnology and Molecular Band-Aids may sound like a science fair, but these are the gizmos that could prevent terrorists from knocking out your city. |
Popular Mechanics
July 15, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
Designing a (Wooden) Earthquake-Proof Home On July 14, all eyes in Japan's Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center turned to the seven-story wood condominium in the center of an enormous room. |
This Old House
November 2007
Deena Bustillo |
Are You Sure You're Insured? Many people are shocked by the mishaps their insurance policies don't cover. |
Science News
September 23, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Euler's Bridges A well-known puzzle about bridges led to a pioneering paper in mathematical theory and topology. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Jostles Iran After an evening of precursory tremors, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck western Iran today. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2006
Clint Boulton |
The Open Source Answer to Microsoft InfoCard Project Higgins is a framework that will let computer users and businesses integrate identity, profile and relationship information across disparate systems, such as Windows, Linux and other environments. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Susan Hough |
Sizing up Earthquake Damage: Differing Points of View Journalists and scientists may share interest in catastrophic events, but they have very different missions. |
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Testing Conference Call Quality A lab test shows the differences between TDM and VoIP conferencing bridges. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
How To: Burn Bridges We all know how to burn a bridge with reckless abandon. What we may not know is how to sever our ties without third-degree burns. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
