Bacteria could be used to help steady buildings against earthquakes, according to researchers at UC Davis. The microbes can literally convert loose, sandy soil into rock. When a major earthquake strikes, deep, sandy soils can turn to liquid, with disastrous consequences for buildings sitting on them.
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Recently, two Qiushi Chair professors of Zhejiang University, Prof. Hywel Rhys Thomas and Prof. Billie F. Spencer Jr., have been elected as foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) respecti