Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new earthquake damper that works without electricity. Designed by professor Moussa Leblouba, the device uses steel balls, rods and friction to ...

Ancient Arabian statues and a barrel of premium Napa wine might not appear to have much in common – unless you ask Paul Segas and Don Clyde. These two Napa men have created an engineering system to ...

The patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building’s structure from damage or failure during ...

Homeowners insurance and earthquake coverage: Which states offer protection? Earthquake damage is not covered by a standard homeowners insurance policy in the United States. Instead, earthquake ...

Samsung is developing an enhanced earthquake warning system for One UI 8, poised to offer more robust and potentially more accurate alerts than Google’s current system. By integrating official seismic ...

When an earthquake hits, you have only seconds to act. And if you don’t know exactly what you should do—or you have incorrect information about earthquake safety—you could accidentally be putting ...