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Help Find Genghis Khan’s Tomb From the Comfort of Your Home

July 15, 2010 rockman Geoarchaeology Comments Off on Help Find Genghis Khan’s Tomb From the Comfort of Your Home

Ghengis Khan’s tomb has never been found for a variety of reasons. A project involving National Geographic is underway to look for this and other archaeological sites of significance in Mongolia. Think SETI@Home but with […]

Excavation of void under a taxiway in Kansas City. The void was detected using geophysics.
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Geophysics successfully detects void beneath Missouri Taxiway

April 21, 2013 rockman Geophysics Comments Off on Geophysics successfully detects void beneath Missouri Taxiway

Airport authorities at the Charles B. Wheeler airport in Kansas City, MO were concerned about a leaking CMP joint 22-feet beneath the taxiway. The sand that was coming through the joint was detected on a […]

High-tech pothole-seeking van from Northeastern University
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The van that goes looking for potholes

April 17, 2015 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on The van that goes looking for potholes

A team from Northeastern University has a very interesting van used for quantitatively assessing pavement condition using a variety of sensors. They use cameras, laser profilers, accelerometers on axles, pressure sensors in the tires, microphones, […]