Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.
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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...
New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.
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New bio-concrete heals itself and goes carbon negative
Concrete is one of the quiet foundations of modern life, yet it is also one of the dirtiest materials humanity produces. A ...
In 2014, hundreds of Angelenos gathered downtown to watch more than 2,000 trucks pour concrete into a vast hole. During that event, Los Angeles set a world record: 80 million pounds of concrete were ...
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Scientists Just Created a Biological Concrete that Heals Itself and Is Carbon Negative
Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...
As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large ...
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