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Quake, quake, go away

By Stephen Ornes / March 1, 2013

An earthquake caused widespread damage to San Francisco in 1989. Scientists are designing a new type of seismic shield that may help protect buildings from tremors. Credit: J.K. Nakata/USGS

French engineers report success in the first test of an underground seismic shield

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged cloaking, Duke University, earthquake, electromagnetic radiation, engineering, getinvolved, Grenoble, Imperial College London, Institut Fresnel, Invisibility, John Pendry, light, light waves, Marseille, metamaterials, microwaves, Sébastien Guenneau, seismic waves, shields, topstories

Groundwater removal linked to quake

By Stephen Ornes / November 8, 2012

This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there

Posted in Earth | Tagged earthquakes, farming, getinvolved, groundwater, human effects, Lorca, Pablo González, seismic waves, seismology, Spain, University of Western Ontario