Source: mnn.com Published: July 10, 2017 Ancient marine structures like this breakwater off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, are helping scientists understand the remarkable longevity of Roman concrete. (Photo: J.P. Oleson) By Matt Hickman Bloodlust, bad haircuts and the...
Source: washingtonpost.com Published: July 4, 2017 Drilling at a marine structure in Portus Cosanus, Tuscany, in 2003. (J.P. Oleson) By Ben Guarino Two thousand years ago, Roman builders constructed vast sea walls and harbor piers. The concrete they used outlasted the...
Source: popsci.com Published: July 5, 2017 The ocean didn’t break it down— it only made it stronger. A microscopic image of concrete. C-A-S-H stands for the calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate material that forms when volcanic ash, lime, and seawater mix. The...
