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Bacteria-Filled Bricks Build Themselves
The microorganisms transform sand and gelatin into a living construction material
How Brick is Shaping the Future of Our Cities
A material that’s used around the world, bricks also hold their own cultural significance as a more sustainable building product.
How to fill an unsightly gap in a patio slab
ASK THE BUILDER | Use a material that will expand. Professional-grade hybrid urethane sealant with silane should do the trick.
Would You Live in a House of Bricks Made from Pee and Bacteria?
To make a concrete bench, add sand, bacteria, calcium chloride, and some really concentrated pee?
9 Ideas for Brick That Break the Mold
Bricks are as beautiful as they are useful, as these out-of-the-ordinary designs reveal
How to Build a Concrete Countertop
Follow these simple steps to build a long-lasting and beautiful countertop
How Strong Are Elon Musk's 10-Cent Bricks?
The Boring Company is turning the dirt from its underground tunnels into bricks. But are they actually durable?
How bacteria could make our infrastructure stronger
Calcium-munching bacteria could keep destructive road salt from eating away concrete bridges and other crucial infrastructure–a $276 billion problem in the U.S. alone.
How to Build a Road Using Roller Compacted Concrete
As mentioned in our previous video, "The Benefits of Roller Compacted Concrete," RCC is a pavement construction solution for local streets and roads. It is i...
How to Still Use Your Garlic Powder When It's Hardened Into a Brick
This simple trick will keep you from ever tossing another jar of garlic powder after it's hardened into a seemingly useless block. You can even do the same for hardened onion powder.
How To Build A Concrete Ramp (For A Walkway)
#ConcreteRamp #ConcreteWalkway #MikeDayConcrete This video will show you how to build a concrete ramp for a walkway. We built this ramp out of concrete so th...
We Talked to the Graduate Student Who Made Bricks From Human Pee
Pee contains some pretty amazing stuff. Scientists have known for nearly a decade that it’s possible to produce bricks from bacteria, sand, and urea—a chemical found in urine. Researchers have gone ahead and produced those bricks, now for the first time with human pee.
Meet the civil engineer who wants to turn your poop into building bricks
Mycologist Develops Fungi Bricks That Grow Stronger Than Concrete
By Eden Marie Truth Theory This mycologists figured out how to make bricks made from growing fungi that are super-strong and water-, mold- and fire …
3D printing concrete to build homes
Patchogue based company creates 3D concrete printer to build affordable homes.
Video: Build and race a concrete canoe
Take a look at the design process American Society of Civil Engineers students undertake to create their canoes for the concrete canoe competition.
Workers Build Ramp to Save Trapped Ducklings
Employees at an iron and steel works company created a ramp to rescue two ducklings who were stuck in a pond surrounded by high concrete walls.
Did the Romans build seismic invisibility cloaks?
“Archaeological metamaterials” may have acted as a shield against earthquakes
Build Custom Molds to Pour a Concrete Japanese Lantern
This is a basic Japanese lantern design, but it's easy to customize once you start making your own concrete molds.
Self-repairing concrete might build the future
Tomorrow's bridges, tunnels and other engineering structures might be built with a different type of "smart" concrete: Belgian researchers at the University of Ghent have created a self-repairing type of concrete.
