Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have developed a new concrete mixture that is stronger than traditional recipes but also flexible, which helps it reduce skid resistance once ...

Concrete is a revolutionary material. It allows us to create structures as solid as rock in any shape we choose. Unfortunately, it's also as brittle as rock, and when it fails, it tends to fail ...

Earthquake-proof buildings? Roads without potholes? Just use engineered cement, a concrete composite that is stronger, more flexible, less likely to crack, longer lasting, and lighter than materials ...

As with many other products and processes, biomimicry (learning and imitating the processes of nature) is transforming the world of concrete. Although in the early stages of being applied, concrete ...

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists have invented a flexible concrete that bends rather than breaks under pressure, making it tougher than regular concrete. In collaboration with JTC - ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Depending on where you live, you may have heard the old saying that there are four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and construction. Among those places that are familiar ...

Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers, to buildings and bridges, according to a new study. MIT ...

When a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Canvas’s new Concrete Cloth, a durable waterproof building material made of cement ...