The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years
Masic’s paper is the latest in a string of investigations into Roman concrete. Last year, he published research with Marie Jackson, a researcher at the…
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The Samsung Galaxy S23 might be able to survive a waist-high drop on concrete
Like I told you in November, Corning says its new cover class should be able to survive a one-meter drop on concrete, one of the more difficult landings for…
These chemists cracked the code to long-lasting Roman concrete
MIT chemist Admir Masic really hoped his experiment wouldn’t explode.
Masic and his colleagues were trying to re-create an ancient Roman…
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
Credit: Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1602…
Ditching concrete for earth to build a cleaner future
Climate change has spurred renewed interest in the ancient technique of using earth…
Improved applications for carbon fibers in concrete
Carbon fibers. Credit: TUD/Marco Liebscher
Carbon fibers…
Corning’s latest smartphone glass can survive a 1m drop onto concrete
Regardless of what major smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung claim, their devices are still relatively easy to break, especially regarding…
Corning’s new Gorilla Glass can better survive concrete drops
One of the concrete analog blocks used in testing. CorningThe company's testing of its new Victus 2 glass showed that it could survive drops of up to 1…
Concrete jungle-ready Gorilla Glass Victus 2 announced just in time for Galaxy S23
From the moment we get up to the moment we go to sleep, there is one entity that never leaves our side: our family pet smartphone.…
Corning’s new Gorilla Glass can now survive 6-foot concrete drops
One of the concrete analog blocks used in testing. CorningThe company's testing of its new Victus 2 glass showed that it could survive drops of up to 1…