The NEES@UC San Diego shake table, at 25-by-40 feet, can simulate the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. (Photo provided/NEES). Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The biggest outdoor shake ...

Just weeks after Shake Shack launched its fancy new white truffle menu, the burger chain is adding white tablecloths to the mix. Shake Shack is celebrating its latest truffle offerings with "The ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “We are creating our own earthquake,” Tara Hutchinson, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD said. UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is home to ...

Researchers shook a five-story building in a simulation to test the post-earthquake and fire performance of the building and many of its contents on Tuesday, April 17, at the University of California ...

For a chain leading with "shake" in the title, Shake Shack's milkshakes had better be good. Happily, they totally are, ...

When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck San Francisco in 1989, it gutted the Marina neighborhood. While part of that was due to liquefaction effects caused by the area’s underlying landfill ...

In California, earthquakes are commonplace, but with the possibility of the ‘Big One’ always looming, the state’s authorities are doing all they can to prepare for it. This week saw the construction ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For nearly two decades, the University of California San Diego has ...

Three 14- by 14-foot, 27-ton table platens were lifted and placed onto their base mats in the University of Nevada, Reno's new Earthquake Engineering Laboratory as the installation of equipment in the ...

The world's largest earthquake-simulation shake table in Miki City, Japan played a large role in helping scientists design buildings that could withstand large earthquakes. The devastating earthquake ...

Building codes will be changing soon, now that a study at UC San Diego found a common steel building column won’t withstand the stress of a strong earthquake. KPBS Science and technology reporter ...