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Smartphones can warn earthquakes
New technology

Smartphones can warn earthquakes

Phones equipped with GPS Global Positioning System can have both earthquake early warning functions.

December 12, 2018
Predicting earthquakes by phone
New technology

Predicting earthquakes by phone

American scientists came up with the idea of ​​developing a special software to turn millions of smartphones around the world into seismic forecasting tools.

December 11, 2018
Watch the earthquake on the firefly map
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Watch the earthquake on the firefly map

This map shows 203,186 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or more that occurred between 1898 and 2003. Each match was marked by a firefly with increasing brightness proportion…

December 11, 2018
Earthquake-proof tables save people
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Earthquake-proof tables save people

People often lurk under the table if they can't run out when seismic happens. But Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno, two experts at the Bezalel Institute of Art and Design in…

December 11, 2018
Respond to earthquakes with air bags
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Respond to earthquakes with air bags

Air Danshin Technology Company (Japan) has just officially launched an invention of a giant air bag capable of keeping your home safe even when an earthquake occurs.

December 11, 2018
Technology can help buildings resist earthquakes
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Technology can help buildings resist earthquakes

Mathematicians at the University of Manchester (UK) say the 'elastic waves' of earthquakes can be diverted around an object, similar to the way waves move in rec…

December 11, 2018
Island on land
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Island on land

The islands on the highlands are the idea that an architect suggests for the Tōhoku region in northeastern Japan. This area was heavily devastated by earthquakes and tsu…

December 11, 2018
'Super soft plastic' robot
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'Super soft plastic' robot

Scientists at Harvard University have created a 'super flexible' robot that crawls and crawls through narrow gaps.

December 11, 2018
Detect radioactivity with iPhone
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Detect radioactivity with iPhone

Since the earthquake and tsunami struck in Japan in March, radiation detectors have become a common device of the Sunnis.

December 11, 2018
Search for victims in disasters
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Search for victims in disasters

British scientists have invented a sensing device that can detect breath and body sweat, help detect survivors buried under rubble after earthquakes and bomb explosions.

December 11, 2018
Globe fly rescue aid
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Globe fly rescue aid

Japanese researchers have invented what they call the 'flying object of the future,' which is used for search and rescue operations by flying in buildings weakened by ea…

December 11, 2018