Daily briefing: Tweeting about your paper doesn’t boost citations
Nature News - Thu 28 Mar 24Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00958-0Posting about a paper on X seems to boost engagement but not citations. Plus, researchers pinpoint humans’ ...
Singapore starts dual probes of Baltimore bridge collapse
Nikkei Asia - Thu 28 Mar 24 Why engineers are concerned about aging infrastructure, National Geographic - Tue 26 Mar 24.css-1dmjnw1{position:relative;}.css-1dmjnw1:before{content:"";position:absolute;}.css-1al158h{color:#000000;display:inline;font, Popular Mechanics - Tue 26 Mar 24
7 US Bridges Have Flaws Like Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, Could Be At Risk For Similar Collapse, The Science Times - Mon 1 Apr 24
Baltimore Bridge Crash: YouTuber Shares a ‘Massive Problem,’ Automated Prevention Systems Unavailable on Ship, Techtimes - Wed 27 Mar 24
State of emergency declared after Baltimore bridge collapse, The Engineer - Wed 27 Mar 24
Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Cargo Ship Collision; Experts Delve Deeper Into Possible Structural Flaws, Role of Ship Pilots, The Science Times - Tue 26 Mar 24
Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapses After Container Ship Collision, IFLScience - Tue 26 Mar 24
Study flags port infrastructure as barrier to CCS for shipping, The Engineer - Fri 22 Mar 24
NZ Gov Mulls Long Tunnel for Wellington's SH1, Mirage News - Sun 14 Apr 24
Hills Shire Declared Natural Disaster Zone, Mirage News - Fri 12 Apr 24
Massive Interest in Government's Infrastructure Strategy, Mirage News - Fri 12 Apr 24
National Significance Road Planning Begins, Mirage News - Thu 11 Apr 24
Lithgow Show Society Receives Funds for New Speaker System, Mirage News - Thu 11 Apr 24
Millions In Funding For New PCYC Caboolture, Mirage News - Thu 11 Apr 24
$32M Fund Boosts Central West's Roads, Bridges Revival, Mirage News - Thu 11 Apr 24
Flood-Hit Communities Receive Extended Recovery Support, Mirage News - Thu 11 Apr 24
NZ Gov Spotlights Pending Mineral Permit Applications, Mirage News - Wed 10 Apr 24
$32M Fund Boosts Central West Local Roads, Bridges Rebuild, Mirage News - Wed 10 Apr 24
Ex-TC Lincoln Impact: Disaster Aid for WA's East Kimberley, Mirage News - Wed 10 Apr 24
Ex-TC Lincoln: Disaster Aid Granted for East Kimberley, WA, Mirage News - Wed 10 Apr 24
NZ Gov Names New Fast Track Projects Advisory Group, Mirage News - Tue 9 Apr 24
Proposal to Raise Kāpiti Expressway Speed Limit to 110km/h, Mirage News - Mon 8 Apr 24
NAB Offers Disaster Relief Grants To NSW East-Coast, Mirage News - Mon 8 Apr 24
Lithgow Youth Summit 2024: Proud Young Locals Speak Out, Mirage News - Sun 7 Apr 24
$4.9M Marae Revamp Project Achieved, Doors Reopen, Mirage News - Fri 5 Apr 24
$5M Granted for Stage 1 of Mount William Road Revamp, Mirage News - Fri 5 Apr 24
Glen Davis Road- Road Works Commencing Monday 8 April, Mirage News - Thu 4 Apr 24
Lower Creek Community Unites for Recovery Field Day, Mirage News - Thu 4 Apr 24
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NSW Begins Gardens of Stone Walk Construction in April, Halfway Through Lost City Track, Mirage News - Wed 3 Apr 24
Her Way Initiative: Griffith City Enhances Lighting in Car Parks, Footpaths, Mirage News - Wed 3 Apr 24
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$45 Million For Regional Road Safety Upgrades, Mirage News - Wed 3 Apr 24
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Council Continues To Fix Country Bridges, Mirage News - Mon 1 Apr 24
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Gaggle En Route to NY, Mirage News - Thu 28 Mar 24
Post-Baltimore Bridge Collapse Calls for Risk Assessment of Key Infrastructure, Mirage News - Thu 28 Mar 24
Task Force Convenes to Address Supply Chain Disruptions, Mirage News - Thu 28 Mar 24
Domino Effect Toppled Baltimore Key Bridge in Seconds, Mirage News - Thu 28 Mar 24
Works Set To Start On King Creek Bridge Replacement, Mirage News - Wed 27 Mar 24
Expert Reveals How to Shield Bridges from Ship Collisions, Mirage News - Wed 27 Mar 24
Pollocksford Road Bridge Restrictions, Mirage News - Wed 27 Mar 24
WLWT: Risk of Bridge Collapse Similar to Baltimore's Here?, Mirage News - Wed 27 Mar 24
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Engineer Outlines Causes, Changes Needed, Mirage News - Wed 27 Mar 24
Is it possible to survive a fall from a bridge like the one in Baltimore, then escape a submerged vehicle?
TechXplore - Wed 27 Mar 24A container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, causing it to partially collapse into the river below.
Video: Spectacular Saudi resort bridges lagoon with massive infinity pool
New Atlas - Thu 21 Mar 24Yet another Neom project has been revealed as part of Saudi Arabia's incredibly ambitious plan to turn its desert landscape into a tourist paradise. Named Treyam, the strange futuristic design ...
The 7 bridges in the US that are at risk of a Baltimore-like disaster: Including the Golden Gate and Verrazzano
Daily Mail - Mon 1 Apr 24All seven bridges supported by vulnerable concrete island towers, called 'piers.' Baltimore's Francis Scott Key was destroyed by a mega-ship collision with a pier
Maryland Guv Dismisses GOP’s ‘DEI’ Attacks as ‘Foolishness’
The Daily Beast - Sun 31 Mar 24Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said on Sunday he’s not sweating the racist attacks conservatives have hurled at him since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week.“I have no time for foolishness,” ...
Bridges aren’t ready for today’s huge ships
The Verge - Fri 29 Mar 24Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images For years now, civil engineers have understood that bridges have a problem: many of them are not designed to withstand ...
Ever Larger Cargo Ships Threaten Bridges, Ports and Other Structures
Scientific American - Fri 29 Mar 24Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Teach Engineers to Build Safer Infrastructure
Scientific American - Fri 29 Mar 24The loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a cargo ship collision will teach engineers how to design structures better able to withstand disasters
Cargo Ships Keep Getting Bigger, and Infrastructure Is Racing to Keep Up
Smithsonian Magazine - Thu 28 Mar 24A massive container ship hit Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge this week, calling attention to the demands that ever-growing shipping vessels are placing on ports, canals and bridges
World's biggest bridges revealed after collapse of colossal Baltimore landmark - and how London's historic Tower Bridge is 675 times SMALLER than China's £7billion mega-construction
Daily Mail - Thu 28 Mar 24MailOnline Travel has plotted the locations of the world's longest bridges. It comes after the Dali container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26.
2 Bodies Recovered From Submerged Truck Amid Baltimore Bridge Wreckage
The Daily Beast - Wed 27 Mar 24Mike Segar/ReutersThe bodies of two workers who fell into the Patapsco River after a massive container ship slammed into and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week ...
Baltimore Mayor Turns the Tables On Racist Bridge Collapse Conspiracy Theorists
The Daily Beast - Wed 27 Mar 24MSNBCBaltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) responded to some of the bizarre criticisms coming from conservatives following the cargo ship-induced collapse of the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge ...
An Engineering Expert Explains Why The Baltimore Bridge Collapsed
ScienceAlert - Wed 27 Mar 24A tragic event we can learn from.
Bridges across the US that suffered same fate as Francis Scott Key in Baltimore - as several states launch safety projects to shore up infrastructure
Daily Mail - Wed 27 Mar 24On Tuesday the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore crumbled into the water after being struck by a ship, much like bridges in Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, which met the same fate.
Baltimore bridge collapse: an engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
Livescience - Wed 27 Mar 24Why did the bridge collapse, and what can we do to make other bridges more safe against such collapse? ...
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Wreaks Havoc on Coal, Car Supply Chains
Scientific American - Wed 27 Mar 24The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest U.S. energy industries
Why the Baltimore bridge collapsed so quickly
Ars Technica - Wed 27 Mar 24Enlarge / The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26. (credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)) ...
Why the Baltimore Bridge Collapsed So Quickly, Wired Science Blogs - Tue 26 Mar 24Tragic Baltimore bridge collapse aftermath seen from space (satellite photos)
SPACE.com - Wed 27 Mar 24Satellites looked down upon the aftermath of a deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland that occurred after a massive cargo ship struck one of the bridge's ...
Seven of the Worst Bridge Disasters in World History
Smithsonian Magazine - Wed 27 Mar 24The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is shocking—but not unprecedented
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Investigators Recover Cargo Ship’s ‘Black Box’
The Daily Beast - Wed 27 Mar 24Mike Segar/ReutersInvestigators have secured the data recorder from the cargo ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore, triggering its collapse, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...
Construction Crew Caught on Collapsing Baltimore Bridge Presumed Dead
The Daily Beast - Tue 26 Mar 24Baltimore City Fire Department via ReutersAuthorities are ending a search-and-rescue mission for six contractors who they believe were plunged into the icy cold waters of the Patapsco River ...
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Expert Explains How Disasters Like This Can Happen
ScienceAlert - Tue 26 Mar 24A nightmare on the water.
He Built the Baltimore Bridge—Then Mourned Its Collapse
The Daily Beast - Tue 26 Mar 24Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyJust after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, John “Buddy” Cefalu turned on the TV news and watched the 1.6-mile bridge that he and 100 other ...
Why Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapsed after Strike by Container Ship
Scientific American - Tue 26 Mar 24A large container ship “totally removed” a critical pier from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Engineers blame $3m structural 'flaw' for Baltimore's Francis Scott Key bridge collapsing - and tens of thousands of bridges across US could also have fault
Daily Mail - Tue 26 Mar 24No bridge can withstand millions of pound of force from a strike, as with the cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But structures can help protect it. Unfortunately none were in ...
Right-Wing Media Blames Bridge Collapse on ‘Open Border’ and COVID Lockdowns
The Daily Beast - Tue 26 Mar 24Fox BusinessThat didn’t take long.Hours after a cargo ship destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, right-wing pundits, Fox hosts and GOP lawmakers found a way to blame ...
Bridge collapses put transportation agencies’ emergency plans to the test
Ars Technica - Tue 26 Mar 24Enlarge / The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore on March 26. The commuter bridge collapsed after ...
Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse so quickly? Engineers reveal how the 'flimsy' structure came crashing down like a house of cards after being struck by the Dali container ship
Daily Mail - Tue 26 Mar 24Speaking to MailOnline, engineers explained that while the bridge was not inherently unsafe, its 'flimsy' structure meant it was prone to collapse if the supports were damaged.
Cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge was involved in Antwerp collision in 2016
The Guardian - Tue 26 Mar 24The Dali was reportedly detained in Belgium after scraping side of quay and significantly damaging part of hull in good weatherBaltimore bridge collapse – live updatesHave you been affected ...
Fear of Major Casualties After Horror Bridge Collapse in Baltimore
The Daily Beast - Tue 26 Mar 24StreamTime Live YouTubeA large section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore Tuesday after it was hit by a cargo ship, authorities said, prompting an urgent rescue response ...
Expert explains the bridge collapse in Baltimore
Futurity - Mon 1 Apr 24Johns Hopkins bridge expert Rachel Sangree talks about how long, continuous spans in the Francis Scott Key Bridge design played a role in its collapse. Early on Tuesday, March 26, the Baltimore ...
How did the Baltimore bridge disaster happen? | Explained
The Hindu - Thu 28 Mar 24According to the U.S. Coast Guard, just before the collision, the Dali lost all mechanical power, electronics, and the ability to steer the ship
Logistics Expert Available to Discuss Supply Chain Impacts of the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24Supply chain expert says it's smooth sailing for vehicle freight while coal exporters fume after Baltimore port closure, Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24
Expert: Bridge Collapse Poses Significant Supply Chain Disruptions, Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24
"It's Our Job to Make the Necessary Changes to Keep This From Happening Again," Said Virginia Tech Structural Engineer Roberto Leon., Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24
Virginia Tech Expert Available to Address Impact of Bridge Collapse on National Supply Chain, Economy, Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24
Virginia Tech Ocean Engineering Expert Available to Speak on Cargo Ship Functions and Safety Systems, Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24
Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Have Major Regional Transportation Impacts, Says Virginia Tech Expert, Newswise - Wed 27 Mar 24