Engineering
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 of concrete.
Dec 8, 2023
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Engineering
Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It's able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and external threats—bacteria, viruses, toxins, ultraviolet ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Engineering
Each year, roughly 6 million Americans break a bone and head to their doctor for a plaster or fiberglass cast. After six long weeks of keeping the cast dry and resisting the urge to scratch the skin underneath, the patients ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Hardware
Some say there are two types of concrete—cracked and on the brink of cracking. But what if when concrete cracked, it could heal itself?
Mar 22, 2024
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Engineering
Roads always seem to need repairs. Luna Lu is giving concrete the ability to "talk" and even heal itself.
May 20, 2020
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