
Why Roman CONCRETE Lasts 2000 Years While Ours Dies in 50
Published October 31, 2025
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We spend $125 billion every year fixing crumbling concrete—bridges rusting, highways cracking, buildings falling apart in just decades. Meanwhile, the Roman Pantheon has stood for 2,000 years without a single steel bar. MIT scientists finally cracked the secret: Romans engineered self-healing concrete with "lime clasts…
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