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As temblors shook Dubai and people fled high rises, Ben Millington found out how safe we truly are from a seismic disaster as buildings reach even further into the sky. Hundreds of people evacuated ...

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A newly granted patent unveiled an innovative energy-dissipation device designed to protect buildings, infrastructure, and ...