The concrete of ancient Rome was notoriously strong. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts built by the Romans still ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...

The Pembina Institute report Building One Canadian Economy: Accelerating adoption of lower-carbon concrete in Ontario and ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

Seashell-modified concrete offers a low-carbon alternative, reducing emissions and maintaining performance, ideal for coastal ...

A Polish study reveals how combining Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing and Digital Image Correlation enhances monitoring of ...

This innovative IoT-ANN framework allows for non-destructive concrete strength assessment, improving accuracy and ...

Lithium, a vital ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, leaves behind extraordinary amounts of waste. In 2023 alone, the ...

Why it matters: At the University of Pennsylvania's Polyhedral Structures Laboratory, a team of architects and engineers is rethinking how one of the world's most polluting building materials could ...

A new World Economic Forum report, developed in partnership with Frontiers, highlights ten emerging technology solutions pivotal for climate action and planetary health. Spanning food, water, energy, ...

After years of Russian drone and missile barrages, piles of broken concrete are becoming a towering problem in Ukraine. “You can't landfill it, you can't just ignore it, you can't even use it for ...