The University of Sharjah has had a patent approved for the invention of a new device which can use sand containers to ...

The building industry is “by far” the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N.

University of Sharjah professors patent an earthquake dissipation device that only needs sand to withstand seismic forces.

The recent Tibet earthquake with its tremors felt across the Himalayas was a cause for alarm for Bhutan. While the quake had ...

Dissipation devices hitherto rely on steel and its yielding properties to help buildings withstand the power of seismic energy accompanying earthquakes.But the patent, according to its inventors ...