What if you could turn concrete into a viable and effective energy storage option? While that might seem a bit out-of-this-world, that's exactly what MIT researchers have managed to do, according to ...

Concrete has a long history of innovation, dating back to 6500 B.C.E. Although most of this material breakthroughs through ...

Concrete may not seem like a particularly hospitable environment for life, but bacteria do actually live inside it. A new study led by the University of Delaware has examined this concrete microbiome ...

The Roman Empire may be long gone, but its architecture has stood the test of time — most notably, its insanely durable concrete, which has been hailed as the world's strongest. The building material, ...

Researchers are using an unusual design to enhance the sustainability of concrete, with a carbon-absorbing material and ...

Concrete has been integral to buildings and architecture since the Romans used it to construct monuments like the Pantheon and the Coliseum. The Romans also used the material to build marine ...

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 ...

The ruins of the Roman Forum. Credit: THINK Global School/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Over two thousand years ago, the ancient Romans built piers, breakwaters, and other structures out of concrete—and some ...

A new kind of concrete could reduce emissions from the construction industry. Calcium carbonate concrete is made from waste concrete and carbon dioxide from the air or industrial exhaust gases. It ...

Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers conducted side-by-side comparisons of ...