Concrete reabsorbs some of its carbon emissions over time. Alternative ingredients and 3D printing could help supercharge that by making the finished concrete more porous.

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing concrete.

Roman concrete has shrugged off two millennia of earthquakes, wars, and weather that would pulverize most modern structures ...

The integration of lime sludge and metakaolin in concrete presents a practical path to greener construction materials, ...

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

The crystalline form of a drug affects properties such as its solubility, stability, dissolution rate, bioavailability and tabletability, and so understanding the crystalline state is crucial for many ...

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Cracks in structures are discontinuities that occur due to stress, material degradation, or design flaws, compromising structural integrity. Detecting and analyzing cracks is crucial for assessing ...

Abstract: Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS, ripples) are a universal phenomenon and can be generated on almost any material upon irradiation with linearly polarized radiation. With the ...