{"649022":{"#nid":"649022","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Vibrations from Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing could be harvested and turned into electrical power","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETraffic\u0026nbsp;and wind cause low frequency vibrations to ripple through bridge building materials such as steel and concrete, but the energy normally travels away from its source before dissipating. Academics at Heriot-Watt University,\u0026nbsp;alongside colleagues from Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology in the U.S., intend to capture and recycle this untapped source by using the principles of physics. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/rkuske7-home\/\u0022\u003ERachel Kuske\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair fo the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, is one of the principal investigators for\u0026nbsp;the project, which is also featured in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/article\/and-finally-good-vibrations\u0022\u003EScottish Construction Now\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/futurescot.com\/bridge-energy-to-be-harvested-in-pioneering-research-project-led-by-scottish-university\/\u0022\u003EFutureScot\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/homenews\/19453629.heriot-watt-scientists-say-bridge-vibrations-used-improve-safety\/\u0022\u003EThe Herald Scotland\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/digit.fyi\/bridge-energy-gathered-heriot-watt-project\/\u0022\u003EDigit\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bridgeweb.com\/International-research-project-seeks-to-capture-bridge-energy\/8588\u0022\u003EBridge Design and Engineering.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-07-23 19:14:48","changed_gmt":"2021-07-23 21:15:16","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Wreck Stop","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com\/education\/vibrations-from-forth-bridge-and-queensferry-crossing-could-be-harvested-and-turned-into-electrical-power-3313475","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"173361","name":"Rachel Kuske"},{"id":"64101","name":"bridges"},{"id":"188339","name":"vibration energy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}