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NASA Provides Assistance To Trapped Chilean MinersWashington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 On Aug. 5, the San Jose copper and gold mine near the northern town of Copiapo, Chile, collapsed, trapping 33 miners about a half mile underground. The Chilean government spoke with the United States Department of State to request NASA's technical advice related to the agency's life sciences research activities. On Aug. 31, a NASA team of experts arrived in Santiago as part of NASA's commitment to provide U.S. assistance. NASA's assistance is only a small contribution to the Chilean governme ... read more |
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Thatta, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 1, 2010Hundreds of hungry families blocked a highway in Pakistan's flood-hit south on Wednesday, demanding the government provide more food as the UN warned of a "triple threat" to desperate survivors. The protest came as under-fire Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the country faced inflation of up to 20 percent and slower economic growth because of the devastating floods, warning of job loss ... more 
Copiapo, Chile (AFP) Sept 1, 2010The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer. Drilling was paused Wednesday afternoon to shore up the new shaft's wall with cement, after a minor geological fault was detected in the rock, the rescue operation's chief e ... more  
Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2010 The heat in the upper six miles of Earth's crust contains many times the energy found in all the world's oil and gas reserves combined, experts say. Despite the abundance, researchers say, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity generating capacity have been harnessed worldwide, Inter Press Service reported. The oil, gas, and coal industries have been providing cheap fuel ... more |
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Bacteria could make self-healing concreteDelft, Netherlands (UPI) Sep 1, 2010 Concrete might heal its own hairline fractures - as living bone does - if bacteria are added to the wet concrete during mixing, European researchers say. Cracks in concrete surfaces make them vulnerable, allowing water and tag-along aggressive chemicals in, says Henk Jonkers of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Patching cracks in old concrete is a time-consuming business, and rebuilding concrete structures is expensive. Jonkers thinks the answer is to fight nature with ... read more |
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