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News about science and technology. Sustainable development. Climate change. Oceans, garbage and environment. Civil Engineering.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Why is gold so valuable?

Gold, like no other metal, has a fascinating history and a special place in the world. For thousands of years it has been used as an ornam...

Sunday, May 12, 2013

New One World Trade Center

On May 10 2013, the spire of the new "One World Trade Center" (OWTC) was installed in New York. The new OWTC has total high of 17...

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Earthquakes: Magnitude and Intensity

The last days there have been many news about earthquakes at different locations. However, some of the news mix the concepts of magnitud...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Faster than the sound? Our velocity due to Earth's rotation.

We all have heard about relative motion and about relative velocity. "The continuous change of position of a body with respect to a sec...

Monday, April 22, 2013

Earthquakes

April 2013 was marked by unusual high earthquake activity around the world. There were many news about earthquakes at different locations: C...

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