Researchers have developed a real-time system that uses AI and embedded sensors to accurately predict the early compressive strength of concrete ... how well it holds up over time.

but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Measuring the strength of concrete in highways and bridges has traditionally ...

Sella, who is based in Tel Aviv, said that organisms living on the surface of ECOncrete can make the structures stronger over time ... concrete from cracking, and can increase its tensile strength ...

In the long term, a more precise determination of strength gain of the concrete over time can also help pavements last longer by not loading them too soon and inducing early damage or fatigue, ...

like the ability to get stronger over time and "heal" cracks when they form. Figuring out how to copy those features could have real impacts today: While our modern concrete has the strength to ...

Not only could the new process help sequester CO 2 from the ever-warming atmosphere, it also results in concrete with uncompromised strength and durability. "More interestingly, this approach to ...