BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Just weeks after the University at Buffalo and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute successfully conducted the first tests of seismic dampers for residential applications, the firm that ...

Just weeks after UB and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute successfully conducted the first tests of seismic dampers for residential applications, the firm that manufactures the dampers, Taylor Devices, ...

The North Tonawanda-based company did its first stadium project in 1990 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, and has since installed earthquake and wind protection at sports facilities around the world.

The induction will be held during the 31st Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. These three events will honor the inductees: The Space Technology Hall of Fame® Private ...

The main objective of this project is to develop and test a phased damping device, or “gap damper”, to act alongside a base isolation system for buildings or bridges. The gap damper provides ...

TOKYO -- At least 70 percent of earthquake shock absorbers for buildings shipped by a leading manufacturer and its subsidiary potentially do not meet quality standards set by the government or clients ...

TOKYO -- Anxiety is spreading among general contractors expecting to have a hard time procuring seismic dampers for their building projects, as firms accounting for over half the market for the shock ...

Innovation can provoke resistance. When a new structural idea is proposed for a building as complex as a modern health care facility, it must satisfy the interests of all the design team members ...