Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
The TCEQ is weighing how to implement two new state laws that could tighten oversight of concrete batch plants.
Concrete is everywhere: in buildings, roads, sidewalks, bridges and foundations for almost every structure imaginable. We make more concrete than we do any other material on Earth, and that volume is ...
US team has developed Enzymatic Structural Material, a carbon-negative alternative to concrete that turns CO2 into a ...
Concrete reabsorbs some of its carbon emissions over time. Alternative ingredients and 3D printing could help supercharge that by making the finished concrete more porous.
Concrete is the defining material of the Anthropocene and takes a terrible toll on the climate. Martha Henriques goes in search of the ways it could be better for the climate. If you stroll between ...
To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete ...