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

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

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

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...

We live in the Age of Concrete. Look around you. If you’re inside, the building likely has a lot of concrete. If you’re ...

Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

The concrete developed at MSU is considered "self-heating" because it can store heat from the sun, then release it when ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A concrete manufacturer announced it is establishing operations in Horry County.

Concrete from the UK’s former Sizewell A NPP is being recycled and reused at the nearby Sizewell C NPP site, cutting waste ...

A contractor reported Dec. 1 that concrete had been damaged by several vehicles after it was poured in the parking lot of a ...