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How vortexes cool earthquake faults

04 May 2018
Granular vortexes
Spin cycle: granular discs in a stadium shear device showing the emergence of vortexes (Courtesy: I Einav et al/Geophysical Research Letters)
Geological faults could be cooled during earthquakes by the formation of granular vortexes – accor

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Ian Randall is a science writer based in the UK
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