Researchers at MIT continue to look for ways to turn concrete into a perfect energy storage option. The researchers first shared their findings in 2023, suggesting that concrete could be used to store ...

What can we learn from a Pompeii construction site preserved in ash? Plus, tech companies look to build solar-powered data ...

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 ...

Researchers have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into new blocks strong enough to build a house with. The process involved grinding the old ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

We could soon have roads and highways that require fewer repairs and even help reduce carbon emissions. According to new research, scientists have developed an AI-designed concrete that is ...

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 ...

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 ...