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It seems slightly counterintuitive: a tsunami generator that protects cities from future tsunamis. But that's exactly what the wave-generating machine located at University College London supposedly does.
The machine, developed with cash from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), is mounted in a 148-foot long wave channel. It uses an air-driven system containing a fan and control
valves to suck water into a tank and release it in a controlled manner. This...
Published on March 24, 2010 13:35