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Method to actively control the direction of hydraulic fractures using ultrasonic waves
Hydraulic fracking has revolutionized the oil industry since the first successful application in 1950. In hydraulic fracking, high pressure fluids are injected into wells in order to crack and thereby render the oil containing substrate more permeable thus allowing the entrapped oil and gas to flow more freely. Wells may be drilled vertically hundreds...
Published: 3/5/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cheng Zhu, Bruno Goncalves de Silva
Keywords(s): Environmental , Fracking, Oil & Gas, Ultrasonic
Category(s): Environment
Portable, inexpensive shield that inflates to protect against personal injury caused by falling debris and building collapse in earthquakes
TechnologyPopulations continue to increase in areas that have high levels of seismic activity, especially in urban communities along the western United States, Japan, China, South America, and India. By 2030, approximately 60 percent of the global population or approximately 5 billion people are expected to live in urban areas. Building construction...
Published: 3/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Charles McGlynn, Cheng Zhu
Keywords(s): Disaster, Earthquake, Portable, Protection
Category(s): Environment, Engineering > Materials