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Man 3-D Prints A Concrete Castle In His Backyard
Where Dreams Come True Andrey Rudenko, Total KustomThis is a castle that a man 3-D printed from concrete, using a printer he built himself. We like how variations in the concrete's color stretch...
View ArticleUsing Nano-Geometry to Create Better Concrete
The use of concrete dates back to ancient Rome, and the recipe hasn't changed much since then. Neither have some of concrete's drawbacks. In particular, the slow deformation…
View ArticleAncient Secrets of Super-Cement May Lead to a Shield Against Bunker Busters
Super-cements similar to the ancient concrete used to build the pyramids might defeat even the U.S. Air Force's largest non-nuclear bunker buster to date.
View ArticleFuture Parking Lots Will Filter Disgusting Storm Water With Sponge-Like Concrete
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 helping filter out pollutants in rainwater that might reach...
View ArticleRenovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation
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 cause widespread blackouts. The country's...
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…
View ArticleReimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future
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 looking at a building;…
View ArticleHow To Make Your Own (Floating!) Concrete Boat
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…
View ArticleMan 3-D Prints A Concrete Castle In His Backyard
This is a castle that a man 3-D printed from concrete, using a printer he built himself. We like how variations in the concrete's color stretch perfectly across the…
View ArticleThis Futuristic Concrete Heals Itself With Built-In Bacteria
Concrete has been a go-to building material since Roman times. It’s durable, easy to make, and relatively inexpensive. There’s just one problem: It has a tendency to…
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A Building That Eats Smog
George Mirecourt/CorbisPalazzo ItaliaIn addition to buildings like Palazzo Italia, air-clearing concrete could pave sidewalks, highways, or other places with heavy pollution.A new construction material...
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Researchers Mix Up Batches Of Martian Concrete
Lin Wan et al. paper via arXivA sample of Martian ConcreteNASA says that if we can make it Mars, we'll be there to stay. Not on a one-way mission like the Mars One fanatics crave, but to gradually...
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Future Parking Lots Will Filter Disgusting Storm Water With Sponge-Like Concrete
Technology 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...
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Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation
Technology Defeating soul-deadening gridlock, monster potholes and dangerous road ice Chicago road crews are scrambling to fill 67,000 potholes a month. Communities in Pennsylvania rely on...
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Engineered Bacteria Can Fill Cracks In Aging Concrete
Technology 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… Researchers at...
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Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future
Science PopSci 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 of the reason we're enamored with our...
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How To Make Your Own (Floating!) Concrete Boat
DIY Rock the boat using the physics of buoyancy 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...
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Man 3-D Prints A Concrete Castle In His Backyard
Technology Some Minnesotan suburbanites have got a handy neighbor. This is a castle that a man 3-D printed from concrete, using a printer he built himself. We like how variations in the concrete's...
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This Futuristic Concrete Heals Itself With Built-In Bacteria
Technology A solid idea Concrete has been a go-to building material since Roman times. It’s durable, easy to make, and relatively inexpensive. There’s just one problem: It has a tendency to…
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Researchers Mix Up Batches Of Martian Concrete
Space Made with sulfur, the material could build smelly but sturdy structures on the red planet To survive on Mars for the long-term, we're going to need to live in something slightly better than a...
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