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Researchers at UCSD test a 10-story building on earthquake simulator
USA Today | June 24, 2025

Researchers at UC San Diego simulated a 6.9 earthquake to see if this 10-story building would hold its integrity....

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UC San Diego tests building safety on ?one of a kind' earthquake simulator
KPBS News | June 23, 2025

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Johns Hopkins University tested a 10-story, cold-framed steel building for seis...

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An earthquake shake table gives recycled steel a chance to test its metal
KPBS News | June 23, 2025

Structural engineers at UC San Diego were waiting to see how a tall building, made from recycled steel, would react in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The...

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UC San Diego earthquake simulator tests 10-story steel-framed building
San Diego Union Tribune | June 23, 2025

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and Johns Hopkins University is testing a 10-story, cold-framed steel building for s...

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UC San Diego researchers run a simulation of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on 10-story building
CBS News 8 | June 23, 2025

UC San Diego researchers are running an earthquake test. This team is testing out a 10-story building in two simulations, using California earthquakes...

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WATCH: UCSD puts 10-story building through earthquake simulation
Fox 5 | June 23, 2025

Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of ...

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Can new chemistry make EVs that charge in 5 min or less?
C&EN | June 12, 2025

The thing holding back EV adoption right now--besides the relatively high sticker price--is how long it takes to charge the battery. Making a battery ...

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China?s Startups Race to Dominate the Coming AI Robot Boom
Bloomberg | May 30, 2025

After years of American companies like Boston Dynamics Inc. leading the development of humanoid ? or people-shaped ? machines, Chinese upstarts are no...

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World's largest earthquake simulator tests 10-story building
Boing Boing | May 30, 2025

The University of California, San Diego, has the largest outdoor shake table, or earthquake simulator, in the world ? the only one capable of testing ...

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UC San Diego to simulate massive earthquakes at its outdoor shake table
San Diego Union-Tribune | May 30, 2025

C San Diego is preparing to use its outdoor shake table in Scripps Ranch to determine whether 10-story buildings made of cold-formed steel can withsta...

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CFS10 Testing Underway: UC San Diego Is Shaking Up Seismic Standards with 10-Story Cold-Formed Steel Test
Build Steel | May 30, 2025

n a groundbreaking initiative poised to redefine construction standards, the University of California San Diego is conducting seismic tests on a 10-st...

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Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis
Spectrum News | May 21, 2025

Looking at the big potential inside tiny butterfly wings never gets old for Paula Kirya. She is a mechanical engineering grad student at UC San Diego ...

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