Gizmo Watch

Just a week after the country observed first anniversary of the deadly Sichuan earthquake that left nearly 87,000 dead or missing, Shanghai Tongji University has started to build the world’s largest quake simulator. The simulator’s four vibrating...

Self healing paint for cars did astonish then, not really now after this attempt from University of Michigan, to develop bendable concrete that heals itself when it cracks. The self-healing concrete is made to bend and crack in narrow hairlines, which..

Researchers in Taiwan, an earthquake prone region, have revealed a small and inexpensive device to detect earthquakes within 30 seconds. Earthquakes are the most life threatening natural calamity all around the globe. A device to sense quakes could be..

The mammoth steel ball in these pics is actually a 728-tonne 'fix' to balance the weight of yet another engineering marvel - the Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan which is the world's tallest skyscrapper. The idea behind this pendulum is quite simple; as...