Archaeologists in Lebanon uncovered the oldest hydraulic lime plaster in Phoenician architecture, predating Roman concrete by ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman observation about volcanic ash is inspiring researchers to reinvent cement and slash its carbon ...

Imagine concrete that not only survives wildfires and extreme weather, but heals itself and absorbs carbon from the air.

In 79 A.D., Roman author Pliny the Elder marveled at how dust could turn to stone. "Who, indeed," he wrote in Naturalis ...

Imagine the concrete in our homes and bridges not only withstanding the ravages of time and natural disasters like the ...

A village’s unusual brutalist church will be knocked down without councillors getting a vote — despite the council’s own ...

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material ...

Penn professors Masoud Akbarzadeh of the Weitzman School and Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have ...

Walking and strength training are two of the best longevity workouts, but this one is better for brain, bone, and cardiovascular health, per experts.

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In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted concrete (RCC) and water reducing admixtures (superplasticizers). There are a ...

Self-healing concrete could be greener, more resilient, and longer lasting than the standard variety.