A magnitude 9.0 quake and aftershocks bring devastation to Japan, send tsunamis racing across the Pacific, and pose a grave danger to several nuclear power plants.
U.S. military aids Japan in wake of disaster (photos)
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T-Hawk MAV, helicopter drones join Japan effort The robot response to the Fukushima crisis becomes increasingly multinational as France and the U.S. send more machines to Japan. (Posted in Crave by Tim Hornyak) April 6, 2011 7:08 PM PT
Where are the robots in Japan's nuclear crisis They're coming from America, not Japan. iRobot sends in PackBots and Warriors to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. &149' 'Power line for Japan reactor could come Saturday &149' 'Overheating, radiation troubles mount at Japan reactors &149' 'Japan issues radiation warning after 3rd explosion (Posted in Crave by Tim Hornyak) March 19, 2011 4:28 PM PT
FAQ: What are the health concerns in Japan's nuclear crisis The greatest danger from radiation is to plant workers who are trying to prevent a large-scale release of radioactive material, which would affect the immediate area. &149' 'Japan radiation fears grow &149' 'Report reveals U.S. nuclear plant safety issues (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica) March 16, 2011 10:25 AM PT
Poll: Do nuclear power plants scare you The crisis in Japan has made some reconsider the safety of nuclear power--or give it more thought than they ever had. How do you feel (Posted in Crave by Tim Hornyak) March 18, 2011 4:43 PM PT Before and after the Japanese tsunami (photos)
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How to avoid disaster-related Internet scams Officials warn of scams in the wake of the disasters in Japan. Here's how to avoid them. (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) March 17, 2011 10:34 AM PT
How quake is disrupting supply of batteries, LCD displays You can't sell notebook PCs without lithium ion batteries, and it turns out many of the companies making batteries or parts for them are in areas of Japan affected by the quake. It's also hard to make LCD screens amid rolling blackouts. &149' 'Key Japan-made iPad 2 parts in focus (Posted in Business Tech by Arik Hesseldahl) March 16, 2011 4:56 PM PT
Engineering technologies for earthquake safety video Today we're talking about engineering for earthquakes, and how what we know about geology affects how buildings and other structures are designed for different locations. Our guests: a structural engineer and a geologist from the USGS. (Posted in Reporters' Roundtable by Rafe Needleman) March 18, 2011 4:18 PM PT
U.S. military blocks sites to free space for quake relief Amazon, YouTube, 11 other sites popular with military personnel are blocked from the .mil computer system in effort to reserve bandwidth for use in quake recovery efforts. &149' 'Google digitizing lists of Japan shelter dwellers &149' 'Apple to delay iPad 2 sales in Japan (Posted in Business Tech by Brooke Crothers) March 15, 2011 5:29 PM PT
From Tokyo to Calif., radiation tracking gets crowdsourced A relative dearth of official information on radiation levels relating to the intensifying nuclear crisis in Japan is leading some to turn to crowdsourced options. (Posted in Cutting Edge by Eric Mack) March 15, 2011, 11:40 AM PT
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