Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
Impurities (lime clasts) that heal cracks when water runs through them.
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Troll A platform
a giant concrete structure that was dragged through the sea then suctioned to the ocean floor to extract gas
The Case for Energy Optimism
The Disappearing Art Of Maintenance
On mining and building
Still don't love the obsession with "tearing down the economic system that rejects it". Funny that something talking about maintenance doesn't think that existing systems could be improved..
USB-C Power Mod
Japanese Building Demolition Method Generates Electricity
lowering a building on jacks a floor at a time. 90% less dust!
How to resurrect a coral reef
Hacking coral sex to accelerate reef regrowth
Overengineered Japanese Mechanical Pencils
Why skyscrapers are so short
Gigantism in the Air
Biology is Eating the World: A Manifesto
From 2019!
Why the Golden Gate Bridge Is Now a Giant Orange Wheezing Kazoo
Reality has a surprising amount of detail
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