Scientists have created hollow concrete that is 5.6 times stronger than regular concrete. The new design is based on the human femur, which features a honeycomb-like design, making it more resilient ...

As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large ...

When most people think of concrete, they bring up images of sidewalks and driveways, roads, and buildings. Not the most glamorous of objects in our everyday lives, but they don’t really show off the ...

Forming concrete is one of the most important steps of any concrete construction project. Whether you’re building countertops or commercial sidewalks, there’s a great chance you’ll have to cut some ...

Although we've been hearing about various stronger forms of concrete, one of the keys to making concrete last longer is to keep water from seeping into it in the first place. A new surface sealant ...

The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers improved ...

A photobioreactor, which looks like a large vat of blue liquid with pink light shining, at Prometheus Materials. Stimulated by light, microbes in this bioreactor multiply and react carbon dioxide with ...

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

From residential homes and skyscrapers to art sculptures and footpaths, concrete is everywhere you look and it's difficult to imagine the modern world without it. As the most widely-used human-made ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...