The Roman Empire was literally built on a special form of extra-tough, self-healing concrete that has managed to stay strong ...
The concrete of ancient Rome was notoriously strong. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts built by the Romans still ...
MIT scientists have used modern technology to unravel the mysterious self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete.
Fresh excavations in Pompeii have turned a buried construction workshop into a working laboratory, revealing how Roman ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ...
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...
Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...