Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.
Residents bracing for more landslides and rain are now waiting to see if up to 10 inches of snow in the Cascades will calm ...
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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Two landslides have triggered evacuation warnings for some neighborhoods. Now with more rain in the forecast, the situation ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.
This comes as landslides, earthquakes, and relentless rain have impacted the area this week. Concrete rests at the confluence of the Baker and Skagit rivers -- just north of town is the Lower Baker ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...
The concrete developed at MSU is considered "self-heating" because it can store heat from the sun, then release it when temperatures drop to freezing levels, the university said. It's considered "self ...
They have created a 3D concrete bridge that absorbs CO2 like bones and uses 60% less material than a conventional bridge.
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Scientists just created a biological concrete that heals itself and is carbon negative
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 ...
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