Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new earthquake damper that works without electricity. Designed by professor Moussa Leblouba, the device uses steel balls, rods and friction to ...
The future of earthquake-proofing might just be a simple cylinder filled with steel balls. In December 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for an energy-dissipation device that ...
The patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building’s structure from damage or failure during ...
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