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10-story wood building passes earthquake test
KPBS News | May 10, 2023

The building swayed as it would have in the 1999 Jiji earthquake in Taiwan. That magnitude 7.7 quake killed more than 2,000 people. Buildings made of ...

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Simpson Strong-Tie Participates in 7.7 Moment Magnitude Earthquake Test of 10-Story Mass Timber Building
Structure Magazine | May 10, 2023

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today the successful completion of a series of se...

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World?s tallest full-scale building earthquake test takes place at UC San Diego
Archinet | May 10, 2023

UC San Diego has hosted the tallest full-scale seismic building test on an earthquake simulator. The LEVER Architecture-designed 10-story building, ma...

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10-story Mass Timber 'Rocking' Frame Sails Through Seismic Shake Tests
Engineering News Record | May 9, 2023

A 10-story mass timber ?rocking? frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved ...

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TallWood Project tests earthquake-resistant structure
Temblor | May 9, 2023

The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) TallWood Project, led by Pei and funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to in...

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San Diego Scientists Build 10-Story Building on a Quake-Shake Table
NBC 7 San Diego | May 9, 2023

The structure is the tallest ever built to simulate earthquake testing, reports NBC 7?s Shandel Menezes....

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UW researchers test how timber structures could withstand an earthquake
KOMO News, Seattle, Wash. | May 9, 2023

University of Washington researchers are in San Diego conducting earthquake tests with the tallest building ever on a shake table. This project pushes...

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Wood or would not? Earthquake test to study how 10-story timber building stands up to Seattle shake
GeekWire | May 8, 2023

Researchers from the University of Washington are taking part in a project to determine how a 10-story building made entirely out of timber will perfo...

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New Wearable Device Helps Evaluate the Stiffness of Human Tissue
AzoSensors | May 4, 2023

An engineers' group at the University of California San Diego has come up with a stretchable ultrasonic array that streamlines serial, non-invasive, t...

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A tiny patch can take images of muscles and cells underneath your skin
Popular Science | May 3, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented an adhesive, elastic patch capable of performing ultrasounds--but don't expect any...

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New study shows UV nail dryers could cause serious skin mutations
CBS Baltimore | February 27, 2023

A new study found radiation from nail dryers may damage DNA and breed cancer-causing mutations in human cells. For many women, gel manicures are a par...

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Scientists create 'biogel' that's infused via an IV and heals heart attack damage as it's happening
Daily Mail | February 24, 2023

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego removed large particles from hydrogel, diluting it with water to make it an injectable substance...

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