You might not actually break your mother’s back if you step on a crack on the sidewalk, but cracks and holes in concrete are a persistent and expensive problem in the construction industry. Despite ...

What if the concrete in buildings and bridges could heal itself like a wound healing on skin? That’s the idea behind new research from Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, whose recent study explores a ...

Concrete is an excellent and versatile material, but it's not without its limitations. One of the biggest problems materials scientists are keen to find a workaround for is its brittleness. Concrete ...

Years of research into a type of concrete that can fills its own cracks may be coming to fruition as the material's creators prepare for real-world testing. If demonstrated successfully, the ...

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University's College of Engineering are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability ...