Concrete That Gets Stronger in Seawater

Roman harbor concrete has survived two thousand years of ocean waves, and researchers found it actually heals and strengthens over time thanks to a rare…

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Modern engineers are still reverse-engineering a formula that fishermen's harbors have been quietly running for two millennia.

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