We described the structural architecture of a key area along Western Ligurian Alps where stack oceanic and continental units showing Low- to very Low-grade metamorphic imprint is exposed. combine new dataset by integrating stratigraphic, data produce an original 1:12.500 geological map. The high-resolution mapping with multiscale analysis revealed large-scale superposition fold thrust systems e...

Since 2006 wastewater has been injected below the Val d'Agri Quaternary basin, the largest on-land oilfield in Europe, inducing micro-seismicity in the proximity of a high-rate injection well. In this study, we have the rare opportunity to revise a massive set of 2D/3D seismic and deep borehole data in order to investigate the relationship between the active faults that bound the basin and the ...

The outer Lesser Himalaya in eastern Nepal has gone through intense ductile shearing and recrystallization due to the emplacement of Higher Himalayan thrust sheet. It resulted formation various microstructures footwall rocks Himalaya. Present study focuses on quartz grain shear sense indicators metasedimentary interpret deformation characteristics area. Thin sections were prepared from oriented...

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) displays a diverse set of locomotory behaviours that includes tail flips, walking and paddling. Paddling is carried out by the four pairs of paddle-shaped pleopods on the ventral abdomen. Although it is recognized that pleopod-generated fluid flows have some locomotory role in adults, reports on their relative importance in locomotion are inconsistent. ...

The Indonesia-Australia-New Guinea collision zone comprises a complex system of tectonic blocks whose relative motion accommodates convergence the Sunda Block, Pacific, Australian, and Philippine Sea plates. Previous studies have considered either western or eastern ends this system, in Indonesia Papua New Guinea, respectively. However, these had limited ability to characterize kinematics centr...

Ethiopia is a region where continental rifting gives way to oceanic spreading. Yet the role that pre-existing lithospheric structure, melt, mantle flow, or active upwellings may play in this process is debated. Measurements of seismic anisotropy are often used to attempt to understand the contribution that these mechanisms may play. In this study, we use new data in Afar, Ethiopia along with le...

The ability to measure extremely low thrust levels with unusual precision is becoming more critical as attempts are made to characterize the performance of emerging micropropulsion systems. Many new attitude control concepts for nanospacecraft involve the production of thrust below 1 μN. A simple, but uniquely successful thrust stand has been developed and used to measure thrust levels as low a...

We report on the development of a nano-Newton thrust-stand that can measure up to 100 μN thrust from different types of microthrusters with 10 nN resolution. The compact thrust-stand measures the impingement force of the particles emitted from a microthruster onto a suspended plate of size 45 mm × 45 mm and with a natural frequency over 50 Hz. Using a homodyne (lock-in) readout provides strong ...

The feasibility of using a stand alone Fluidic Thrust-Vectoring (FTV) system for the purpose of longitudinal trim of an unmanned aerial vehicle is the focus of the research presented in this paper. Since the fluidic thrust vectoring requires high pressure secondary air to deflect the engine exhaust gases, this research also provides an analytical toolset for preliminary sizing of a suitable sec...