Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia ...

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...

Researchers excavate site of ancient construction project Piles of premixed material for concrete are discovered Findings point to the use of a method called 'hot mixing' The site represents a ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

A newly excavated, ancient construction site at Pompeii, frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, has allowed archaeologists to finally determine the methods used to make Roman concrete.

Called ec³, the material is made by combining cement and water with a liquid electrolyte and carbon powder — both readily available. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Over the past few years, scientists have developed new kinds of a multifunctional concrete, whether that be self-healing or carbon-sequestering. Now, a new study has made improvements on ways to turn ...

Concrete has long built our cities, but researchers now see it as a future power source, too. A new form of electron-conducting carbon concrete, or ec3, can store and release electricity. The ...

Scientists have been working for the last few years on enhancing concrete – arguably the most common construction material on the planet – to store energy. That includes researchers at Massachusetts ...

Across the street from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Houston headquarters, Jessica Koch pulled up a smartphone photo of her 4-year-old daughter, her little face smeared with blood.