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 ...

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

The world's most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the "glue" that holds concrete together, gradually ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement manufacturing process capture carbon dioxide instead of emitting it. Scientists at ...

“It’s exciting to show that we can, in fact, recycle this recovered cement waste into a high-quality application.” The team sees its technique having a role in a more circular economy in concrete ...

When workers repaved part of Interstate 94 near Minneapolis last fall, it looked like they were pouring ordinary concrete. But instead the highway was the first to use a new, near-zero-emissions ...

Using seawater, electricity and carbon dioxide (CO 2), Northwestern University scientists have developed a new carbon-negative building material. As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers ...

A new material made of seawater, carbon dioxide, and electricity could give the construction industry a much-needed climate upgrade. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University, the paste-like ...