Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
Scientific American

Pompeii Time Capsule Reveals Secrets to Durable Ancient Roman Cement

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
ZME Science

Scientists Found the Secret to Roman Concrete in a Half-Finished Pompeii Living Room

Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

World’s largest polymer 3D printer helps speed construction of nuclear reactors parts

US scientists have introduced a groundbreaking approach to building nuclear reactor components faster than ...
Science Daily

Architects gain a new superpower for complex curved designs

A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Hooded Horse reveal Substructure, a factory sim from a top Factorio modder in which you excavate the layers of a rogue planet

The latter have just announced the very Factorio-esque Substructure, which is being published by Hooded Horse. A new Hooded ...
The New York Times

Art and Design

But what was the payout? A critic survives the four-season journey to the premium art fair in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and now Miami Beach. Here are his takeaways. By Jason Farago A singular genius, ...