Strong earthquake rocks Thai capital of Bangkok, prompting evacuations
BANGKOK -- A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometers, with ...
Not just the Internet: Foresight uses fiber optics to detect structural damage after earthquakes
A new method based on optical interferometry, to monitor structural damage to buildings hit by earthquakes in real time, is the outcome of the Foresight research project, led by the Politecnico di ...