You walk on concrete every day without thinking about it. That sidewalk, your driveway, the foundation of every building around you; it's all made from essentially the same recipe. Funnily enough, ...

A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash Joule heating could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement ...

Engineers at Princeton University have developed a cement composite inspired by the inner lining of oyster and abalone shells that, in laboratory tests on hardened cement paste specimens, proved about ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. A new type of light-activated concrete ...

Masoud Akbarzadeh (left), a professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, is working with students to design concrete structures that use as little concrete as possible while remaining ...

Last year, I reported on how scientists had found a way to create concrete that was 30 percent stronger thanks to combining heated coffee grounds with concrete. Now, the first coffee-reinforced ...

Buildings built with concrete in ancient Rome continue to stand firm to this day. This has spurred many researchers to look for the key to Rome's success with concrete in the early days, and we may ...

Buildings in London. Image by Tim Sandle. Buildings in London. Image by Tim Sandle. Engineers have developed a special concrete made with carbonated solution to sequester carbon dioxide from ...

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete. Fiber reinforcement has been ...

MIT scientists examined concrete samples from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left) and mapped out the ingredients within (right). The red section is a calcium-rich lime clast. Courtesy ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers from the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are part of a new research center that is working to create more durable and longer-lasting ...

ARLINGTON, Va.—At concrete plants across the world, diesel mixer trucks take in a polluting blend of sand, gravel, water and cement. A facility outside Washington, D.C., is adding a new ingredient to ...