To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in mundane locations such as harbors, but also the Pantheon in Rome, which to this day forms the largest unreinforced concrete dome in existence ...

The researchers have developed a synthetic lichen that can fix cracks in cement, sort of like how our epidermis heals cuts, ...

How have Rome's ancient aqueducts and architectural marvels such as the Pantheon, which features the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, endured the test of time? Researchers at the ...

Walls are necessary but lifeless elements of buildings. They give structure and protection but don’t really do much else. A ...

The breakthrough carries great potential, as concrete is the most widely used material in the world. Scientists make incredible self-healing concrete out of bacteria — here's how it works first ...

Engineers invented bendable concrete that’s self-healing and self-heating. By Joshua Hawkins. Published Nov 19th, ... This restores the concrete’s integrity and extends the lifespan of structures.

Development of a nature-inspired polymeric fiber (BioFiber) for advanced delivery of self-healing agents into concrete. Construction and Building Materials , 2023; 408: 133765 DOI: 10.1016/j ...

The Bio-inspired Restoration of Aged Concrete Edifices (BRACE) program will merge biology and concrete to make self-healing airfields a reality.

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the ...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced on Tuesday they have developed a form of concrete that will fix its own cracks. WPI researcher develops self-healing concrete | Worcester ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions believe they have uncovered the mystery of the durability of the 2,000-year-old structures—self-healing ...

The team reports that a grid of BioFibers embedded within a concrete structure can improve its durability, prevent cracks from growing and enable self-healing. “This is an exciting development for the ...