Wits geophysicists have invented cost-effective and environmentally friendly seismic technologies that will contribute to sustainable mining exploration. The innovation, a project led by the Wits ...

In experiments aimed at securing essential electronic equipment, a team of researchers led by earthquake engineer Claudia Marin-Artieda is seeking solutions for protecting computer servers, backup ...

Within the context of record high exploration costs and the increasing difficulty in finding large hydrocarbon deposits, exploration companies face even more pressure to reduce risk to deliver results ...

Drilling for oil is an expensive gamble: With project costs rising every year, an oil company can stand to lose an incredible amount of money exploring or developing a property that fails to yield ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can put together readings from multiple sensors more effectively than classic technology, ...

Seismic waves passing through the ground near Longyearbyen in the Adventdalen valley, Svalbard, Norway have been slowing down steadily over the past three years, most likely due to permafrost warming ...

DNV has published an updated edition of its recommended practice DNV-RP-0585, Seismic design of wind power plants, providing revised guidance for the seismic design of onshore and offshore wind ...

Older strata may yield direct hydrocarbon indicators (DHIs) in environments typically thought unlikely to contain them. DHIs are features in seismic reflection data attributed to accumulations of oil ...

Howard University professor Claudia Marin-Artieda at the NEES at Buffalo laboratory with her research team and the "Yahoo frame." With 40 servers installed, the frame was shaken with servers in ...