The waste sector operates in some of the toughest conditions imaginable, but with informed design, modern material ...

Concrete already builds our world, and an MIT-invented variant known as electron-­conducting carbon concrete (ec 3, ...

When examining Roman ruins, either in person or in photos, one question normally comes to the forefront: how has this concrete lasted nearly 2,000 years? Massive walls, arches, and channels built by ...

Imagine a house whose walls could quietly mend tiny cracks before you ever notice them. That idea just moved a little closer to reality thanks to new research that blends fungus and bacteria into a ...

The world's most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the "glue" that holds concrete together, gradually "breathes in" and stores millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the air ...