While today’s concrete structures might only last a few decades ... way to make our infrastructure last longer through the self-healing mechanisms we illustrate in this study,” Masic tells ...

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 ...

This self-healing mechanism may be a major factor in the longevity of ancient Roman concrete structures. To test the hypothesis, the researchers then produced hot-mixed samples of ancient and ...

This restores the concrete’s integrity and extends the lifespan of structures. That also reduces the frequency of repairs and lowers overall maintenance costs. This self-healing property is ...

A new type of self-healing concrete has debuted ... There are, of course, several reasons why Basilisk concrete offers an advantage to the structures that it is placed within.

ANCIENT ROMANS were masters of concrete, fashioning concoctions of ... Caecilia Metella and is an inventor of what he calls a “self-healing” substance. Rather, he says, the timeless concoction ...

To this day Roman concrete structures can be found in mundane ... of reactive lime clasts inside the cured concrete provide self-healing properties? At its core, this is the recipe which any ...

The longevity of these structures can be attributed largely to Roman concrete. But what makes Roman concrete so special? What is it about this material that has allowed structures ...

The iconic structure, which boasts the world’s ... Dmat’s core product is called D-lime—a self-healing concrete that could last 50% longer than traditional concrete by self-repairing small ...

Nuclear reactors around the world rely on massive concrete structures to contain radiation ... The key to this self-healing ability lies in one of its core components: quartz crystals.

In fact, the structure somewhat resembled ... It also seems to impart self-healing capabilities. Per Masic, when cracks begin to form in the concrete, they are more likely to move through the ...

As the backbone of modern infrastructure, concrete forms the very foundation of structures ranging from towering skyscrapers and expansive bridges to residential homes and public walkways.