One quake can trigger anotherOctober 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - A recent cluster of large earthquakes in the South Pacific has led some scientists to wonder if one quake triggers another. Last week, a series of seven major earthquakes rocked a small area near Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands in less than 24 hours.
Maureen McCormick not talking with Brady Bunch co-star Eve PlumbSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Maureen McCormick has revealed that she is not on talking terms with her Brady Bunch co-star Eve Plumb. "I talk to everyone from the show except Eve Plumb (Jan Brady).
Now, tube train-like designs for planes!September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A British company has come up with new airplane designs that have interiors like a tube train. The most striking feature of the design is its seating arrangement where passengers would sit on seats with their backs towards the windows.
Obama intends to make White House the greenest it has ever beenSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that US President Barrack Obama intends to make the White House the greenest it has ever been, during his stay at the place. According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), upon first entering the White House, President Obama had said, "Each of us have a role to play in not being wasteful when it comes to energy.
3 earthquakes strike southern New Zealand as aftershocks of 7.8 temblor continue, no damageAugust 5th, 2009 3 more quakes rattle southern NZ, no damageWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strong magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked southern New Zealand Wednesday, one of three quakes to hit the region in four hours and the latest of hundreds of aftershocks since a massive 7.8-magnitude quake last month, seismologists reported. Emergency services and police in the southern city of Invercargill said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quakes Wednesday in the Fiordland region of South Island.
Michelle Obama honours US designersJuly 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US First Lady Michelle Obama honoured the country's top designers at an annual luncheon at the White House. She called them "compelling innovators" who mix beauty with practicality.
IIT Delhi engineers' improved bus design may save fuel while cooling passengersJuly 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by engineers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has determined that a simple redesign of public buses used in hot and dry climates could make passengers more comfortable without the need to use extra fuel running air conditioning. Sunil Kale of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and colleagues at IIT Delhi, carried out the study.
Indian students stand second in non-US division of NASA supersonic design contestJuly 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sahaj Panchal and Dhrumir Patel from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India, have stood second in the category of 'non-US team' in a contest to design a supersonic airliner, hosted by NASA. The contest saw college students from the US, Japan and India, who researched technology and created concepts for a supersonic passenger jet.
'Hitler's stealth fighter' re-created by plane expertsJune 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Top stealth-plane experts have re-created a radical Nazi aircraft, a retro-futuristic fighter, which was made during World War II, under the orders of German dictator Adolf Hitler. According to a report in National Geographic News, to replicate the Ho 2-29, a team from the Northrop Grumman defense-contracting corporation used original Nazi blueprints of Hitler's stealth fighter and the only surviving Ho 2-29, which has been stored in a US government facility for more than 50 years.
Typhoons can trigger slow quakes in eastern TaiwanJune 11th, 2009 Washington, June 11 (ANI: Scientists have made a surprising discovery that typhoons trigger slow earthquakes, at least in eastern Taiwan. Slow earthquakes are non-violent fault slippage events that take hours or days instead of a few brutal seconds to minutes to release their potent energy.
Secret of sandcastle construction could help revive ancient building techniqueJune 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has determined that the secret of a successful sandcastle could aid the revival of an ancient eco-friendly building technique. The researchers, led by experts at Durham University's School of Engineering, have carried out a study into the strength of rammed earth, which is growing in popularity as a sustainable building method.
Why alcoholics often turn violentJune 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - People always turn aggressive or violent when they are drunk. Now, a new study from Finland sheds light on why this happens.
NASA tests largest rocket parachutes ever for Ares I rocketMay 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes on May 21, which are the largest rocket parachutes ever manufactured. The parachutes are designed to slow the rapid descent of the rocket's spent first-stage motor, permitting its recovery for use on future flights.
How daylight can optimise environmental impact of buildingsApril 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Buildings that use daylight as the primary source of workplace illumination provide for a more comfortable, productive and healthier environment for workers, according to a research. And keeping these benefits in mind, researchers at UNC Charlotte have made new advances in harnessing daylight in the design for commercial buildings, in order to enhance the environmental impact of these concrete structures.
Straw house design used in Pakistan withstands violent shaking at quake labApril 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An innovative straw house design used in Pakistan by an engineer has withstood an earthquake-simulation shake table that involved violent shaking. The full-scale, 14-by-14-foot straw house, complete with gravel foundation and clay plaster walls, was built by University of Nevada, Reno alumna and civil engineer Darcey Donovan.
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