A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.

The concrete of ancient Rome was notoriously strong. Many of the buildings, bridges, and aqueducts built by the Romans still ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...

Fresh excavations in Pompeii have turned a buried construction workshop into a working laboratory, revealing how Roman ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

Yet, everything changed when archaeologists uncovered a remarkably preserved construction site in Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the site had retained raw material piles, ...

Coastal Ready Mix is establishing operations in Horry County. The company’s $4.6 million investment will create 19 new jobs. Coastal Ready Mix is a concrete manufacturer. The company will be located ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A concrete manufacturer announced it is establishing operations in Horry County.

Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...