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Using Nano-Geometry to Create Better Concrete
Concrete CreepThis microscopic picture shows a speck of dust deforming concrete at the nano-scaleChris Bobko/North Carolina State, via ScienceNewsNano-treated concrete could endure for millennia, and...
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30-Second Science: Sun and Water Enable New Self-Healing Materials
Pressure PointThe polymer fibers in flexible concrete help it resist 500 times as much stress as conventional concrete.Courtesy Nicole Casal Moore/University of Michigan;Three technologies that fix...
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Ancient Secrets of Super-Cement May Lead to a Shield Against Bunker Busters
Super-ConcreteLet's see if they can break thisAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchSuper-cements similar to those used to build the pyramids could harden bunkers against missiles Super-cements...
View ArticleFuture Parking Lots Will Filter Disgusting Storm Water With Sponge-Like Concrete
The EPA is testing three types of porous pavement to keep pollutants out of underground water Most parking lots may resemble a man-made wasteland even with cars sitting on top of them. But now they can...
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Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation
Roads, Bridges & TrainsPaul WoottonDefeating soul-deadening gridlock, monster potholes and dangerous road ice Chicago road crews are scrambling to fill 67,000 potholes a month. Communities in...
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Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation
Roads, Bridges & TrainsPaul WoottonDefeating soul-deadening gridlock, monster potholes and dangerous road ice Chicago road crews are scrambling to fill 67,000 potholes a month. Communities in...
View ArticleEngineered Bacteria Can Fill Cracks In Aging Concrete
Researchers at the University of Newcastle in the UK have created a new kind of concrete glue that can patch up the cracks in concrete structures, restoring buildings that have been damaged by seismic...
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The Greatest Milestones In Matter
OLEDWikimedia CommonsFrom iron to superconductors, materials' greatest hits. Click here to enter the gallery
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Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future
'Hacking' the FBI's headquarters Courtesy GenslerPopSci thought experiment: If we were to make a famous building today, what would we do differently? Two architects and a civil engineer weigh in. Part...
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Using Nano-Geometry to Create Better Concrete
Concrete Creep This microscopic picture shows a speck of dust deforming concrete at the nano-scale Chris Bobko/North Carolina State, via ScienceNewsThe use of concrete dates back to ancient Rome, and...
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30-Second Science: Sun and Water Enable New Self-Healing Materials
Pressure Point The polymer fibers in flexible concrete help it resist 500 times as much stress as conventional concrete. Courtesy Nicole Casal Moore/University of Michigan; FlexcreteResearchers have...
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Ancient Secrets of Super-Cement May Lead to a Shield Against Bunker Busters
Super-Concrete Let's see if they can break this Air Force Office of Scientific Research Super-cements similar to the ancient concrete used to build the pyramids might defeat even the U.S. Air Force's...
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Future Parking Lots Will Filter Disgusting Storm Water With Sponge-Like Concrete
Porous Pavement I drink your ... well, never mind TecEco Pty Ltd. Most parking lots may resemble a man-made wasteland even with cars sitting on top of them. But now they can serve a dual purpose by...
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Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation
Roads, Bridges & Trains Paul Wootton Chicago road crews are scrambling to fill 67,000 potholes a month. Communities in Pennsylvania rely on 100-year-old water pipes made of wood. Squirrels still...
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Engineered Bacteria Can Fill Cracks In Aging Concrete
Cracked Concrete Researchers at the University of Newcastle in the UK have created a new kind of concrete glue that can patch up the cracks in concrete structures, restoring buildings that have been...
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The Greatest Milestones In Matter
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Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future
'Hacking' the FBI's headquarters Courtesy Gensler Part of the reason we're enamored with our famous buildings is for the sense of history they impart. When you look at the White House you're not just...
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How To Make Your Own (Floating!) Concrete Boat
Concrete Canoe Son of Alan The Greek polymath Archimedes is said to have solved the mystery of buoyancy in a bathtub. Even if the story is apocryphal, his principle isn't: If an object weighs less...
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High-Flying Rocket Plumes And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
In The Air Or Under Water? When a Russian Soyuz rocket launched in Kazakhstan this week, onlookers were treated to a sight most reminiscent of the deep sea: a rocket plume that resembled a jellyfish....
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