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Earth
The direction of the last major earthquake on the Alpine fault will help New Zealand prepare for the inevitable next one
One of the most predicted earthquakes in the world is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in New Zealand’s South Island. With a 75% chance of occurring within the next 50 years, there is legitimate interest in the scale, extent, and intensity of ground shaking and its impact on landscapes, infrastructure, and buildings. An important, and so…
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How can California’s skyscrapers withstand a major earthquake? LA County is trying to find out.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Faced with the prospect of extensive and expensive seismic retrofitting of its downtown headquarters built in the 1960s, Los Angeles County decided to scrutinize alternatives. It’s a much newer building just a few blocks away. This could be because not only were they manufactured to stricter standards, but they were also available at a significant discount…
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Nanotechnology
Building better bone grafts: Nanofibrous scaffolds activate two major collagen receptors in bone cells
Graphical summary. Credit: Bioactive Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.08.017 Approximately 2.2 million bone graft surgeries are performed around the world each year, and the most standard treatment involves using a patient’s own bone to transplant teeth or repair and reconstruct parts of the mouth, face, and skull. This is an autograft technique used. Considering the disadvantages of autografts, including the need…
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