Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, ...

4029'S KAMERON MACRORIE SPOKE WITH A FEW NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS... "It's not safe, it doesn't belong." PRAIRIE GROVE RESIDENTS ASHLEY HAMMER AND SHEILA PHILLIPS EACH LIVE WITHIN A MILE OF THE ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

Mouna Reda receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Samir Chidiac receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. McMaster ...

Mixing concrete isn’t fun — it’s heavy, messy, and time-consuming. So when a human-powered cement mixer claims to make the process easier, you test it. We compared the Steele Mixer to standard bucket ...

Color is no longer a specialty add-on in concrete. It has become a mainstream design feature for residential, commercial, and municipal projects alike. For contractors, that means knowing how to ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A request for a permit to operate a concrete plant in unincorporated Washington County was unanimously approved Thursday by the Planning Board, prompting a chorus of boos from the ...

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DETROIT – Residents and health experts protested Friday morning near the Kronos concrete mixing plant on East 6 Mile and MacDougall, saying it has not only destroyed a substantial part of their ...

NEW MILFORD — A New York-based aggregate supplier that has been family-run for five generations wants to convert a 12-acre industrial site on Route 7 into a concrete mixing plant. “A batch concrete ...

A concrete company in Bemidji fired an employee and told her to find “women’s work,” and a regional airline operating in Thief River Falls refused to hire a man as a flight attendant. Now each company ...

Across the street from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Houston headquarters, Jessica Koch pulled up a smartphone photo of her 4-year-old daughter, her little face smeared with blood.