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

Concrete is one of the quiet foundations of modern life, yet it is also one of the dirtiest materials humanity produces. A ...

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

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

There is movement in concrete. Like other building materials, the unglamorous-if-ubiquitous slabs of cemented stone, slag, and sand constantly expand and contract in reaction to temperature and ...

A team of scientists from Penn State has developed a new, flexible cement made from nanomaterials that could help solve the problem of natural gas well leaks. Leaks from natural gas wells are a threat ...

Former Northwestern University professor Hamlin M. Jennings passed away on July 8 at age 68 after a long battle with cancer. He will be remembered as a dedicated educator, generous mentor, visionary, ...

This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. Cement is so common it’s nearly invisible. But the material that’s used to construct ...

William G. "Bill" Hime, one of the nation's first and premier experts in cement chemistry and a pioneer in failure analysis of concrete and construction materials, died on June 6 in Glenview, Ill. He ...

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