A team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a proton beam with 100 times higher quality than conventional particle accelerators, fitting on a tabletop. This breakthrough technology could enable precise treatment for cancers previously untreatable, such as those in the head region.
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno developed a model that estimates the impact of a large earthquake in Los Angeles by studying an earthquake in Kern County. The study found that the hanging-wall side of thrust-fault earthquakes experiences more extreme motion and damage than the footwall side.
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno recorded a cluster of nearly 1,600 small earthquakes beneath Lake Tahoe, causing the nearby Slide Mountain to rise by 8 millimeters. The earthquakes coincided with an unprecedented uplift of the mountain, which scientists believe was caused by magma movement about 20 miles deep.
Researcher Blewitt and colleagues prove theory using GPS observations that the Earth wobbles due to mass redistribution, consistent with changes in its shape. The North Pole adjusts to compensate for the wobble.