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May 23, 2013
Tulsa World - The National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University, which leads the nation in wind research, is sending multiple teams to survey the damage from the EF5 tornado that killed 24 people in Moore.
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May 22, 2013
Textile World - Researchers at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, have found that unprocessed low-micronaire cotton surpasses other, higher grades of cotton in its ability to absorb oil, making it the most effective cotton-based solution for cleaning up crude oil spills.
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May 22, 2013
The Rachel Maddow Show
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May 22, 2013
Slate.com - While there are several recorded instances of powerful storms ripping open the doors to storm cellars and other shelters, no such instance has been documented with a shelter tested and approved by the National Wind Institute (NWI) at Texas Tech University. While other storm shelters may be old or poorly designed in the first place, the shelters approved by the NWI are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, which includes nearly all recorded tornadoes (including Monday’s) and most tornadoes rated as EF5s on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
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