So, Roman concrete just... won't fall. The Pantheon is still standing. Roman harbor walls have been sitting in seawater for two millennia and are somehow fine. Every few years, another study comes out ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

Scientists have created hollow concrete that is 5.6 times stronger than regular concrete. The new design is based on the human femur, which features a honeycomb-like design, making it more resilient ...

Concrete is a foundational material in construction, but it can encounter a costly problem: cracking. Engineers have been looking for ways to make stronger, more durable concrete, and researchers in ...

Concrete is at the heart of construction, and the push toward greener solutions has introduced new technologies that directly impact how concrete is made, used, and ultimately performs. One of the ...

Is there a significant survivor bias in analyzing surviving Roman concrete structures? Perhaps a very high percentage of Roman concrete structures fell apart after a few years. Are we just analyzing ...

Ancient Roman concrete, which was used to build aqueducts, bridges, and buildings across the empire, has endured for over two thousand years. In a study publishing July 25 in the Cell Press journal ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...