Ancient Roman concrete is known as some of the strongest in history, and a new study finally explains why. MIT researchers studied the self-healing properties of the concrete mix. Extreme ...

Ancient Roman concrete is incredibly durable, even more so than modern concrete. Scientists have long wondered what gave it its incredible strength. One team may have cracked the mystery ...

The Roman Empire may be long gone, but its architecture has stood the test of time -- most notably, its insanely durable concrete, which has been hailed as the world's strongest.

This concrete, often referred to as pozzolanic concrete, is extremely durable and is the primary ingredient that gave ancient Roman structures their amazing strength.

Roman concrete's durability and strength blows our own out of the water (in this case, literally). And after years of research, we're getting better at understanding why.

But a report released Friday discovered that it is not necessarily the ingredients that attributed to the strength of the Roman’s concrete but the mixing process. Panoramic shot of the interior ...

Researchers discovered the Roman concrete contained aluminium tobermorite, a rare mineral that adds extra strength. When the Roman concrete was exposed to seawater, the tobermorite crystallised ...

Contemporary concrete is designed to last for about 100 years. Yet at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea lie the remains of Roman harbors, buildings and other structures that have remained ...

The Roman concrete mixture had Pozzolans' as part of the Mixture and this is the secret to its corrosion resistance and strength. Also reduction of Portland type cement. Pozzolans are found in Fly ...

Roman concrete was typically made with a mixture of volcanic ash, ... These crystals helped to further fuse the concrete together, adding strength and durability that modern concrete simply lacks.