Signs of Hope: Secrets Behind Rome’s Self-Healing Concrete Leads Scientist to Launch Roman-Style Concrete Business | Proof That Change Is Possible

Signs of Hope: Secrets Behind Rome’s Self-Healing Concrete Leads Scientist to Launch Roman-Style Concrete Business | Proof That Change Is Possible

Why this story matters: Not all news is bad news. This story highlights the kind of progress that often goes unnoticed. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to buildings, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. A compositional analysis of cement (overlayed to right) in Pompeii – credit Archaeological Park of Pompeii A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome’s self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a Pompeii building site where such concrete was in use. This marriage of theoretical and historical knowledge combined with hard evidence has inspired the very same scientist now 3 years later to open a concrete business selling the world’s most popular building material the way the Romans made it: built to last. Concrete was the foundation of the classical Roman empire. It enabled Rome’s storied architectural revolution to produce large buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still used some 2…