After water, concrete is the second most widely used material on the planet. Modern concrete, called Portland cement, has been in use since the late 1890s, but it’s gone through many iterations to get ...

Concrete is one of the quiet foundations of modern life, yet it is also one of the dirtiest materials humanity produces. A new generation of bio-concrete aims to flip that script, using living ...

As winter weather arrives in Michigan, researchers in Lansing have their eyes on four concrete slabs that, they hope, will one day make the state's roads safer during the snowy season — not to mention ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michiganders’ top complaint? Our road conditions. But Michigan State University researchers are working on a solution, and it’s happening right on MSU’s campus with four concrete ...

As winter approaches, Canada’s roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large temperature swings. These cracks weaken infrastructure and cost millions to ...