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

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

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...

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

Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...

DIY projects go? You have an idea, you do a bit of research on YouTube to see how it’s done. Seems easy enough. Then, midway ...

Depending on the extent of the damage, you may be able to fill cracked concrete easily with the right DIY products. You can use this compound for deeper cracks.

Jie Li, PhD, Rajeev Roychand, PhD, and Mohammad Saberian, PhD, (left to right) with coffee biochar in their lab at RMIT University.Carelle Mulawa-Richards, RMIT University Australian researchers have ...

Researchers in Australia have found a new way to cut emissions, reduce industrial waste and change how the construction sector sources its materials after making a sustainable, durable concrete from ...

Concrete is the world's most manufactured item, with more than 25 billion tons used in construction each year. It's also responsible for consuming vast quantities of non-renewable resources, and ...