This video demonstrates how to punch through concrete blocks using a gauntlet that adds weight and a reinforced impact point ...

A new type of lightweight concrete developed by Chinese scientists promises to revolutionize runway safety worldwide. Known ...

Graphene spends most of its time in a 2D form, but now a team at Rice University have used carbon nanotubes to reinforce graphene foam. The resulting 3D material can be molded into any shape ...

Surf Block Maui has developed a system that converts foam from surfboard-shaping into building materials for local ...

Reinforced concrete is the miracle material which made possible so many of the twentieth century’s most iconic structures, but here in this century its environmental footprint makes it someth… ...

The effects of three parameters on the response of reinforced concrete slabs during heating and cooling were investigated: (1) concrete composition, varied by the addition of polypropylene fibers that ...

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight material that was used mostly in flat roofing, but also in floors and walls, between the 1950s and 1990s.

We tried to prepare a gel material enclosed in many compartments, inspired by plant body framework. According to this concept, hydrogels reinforced by polymer foam were fabricated, and their ...

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight form of concrete that was used in schools, colleges and other building construction from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, according to ...