WASHINGTON — In movies and comic books, Superman could see through concrete walls, but an exhibit at the National Building Museum shows mere mortals can do it too.Called "Liquid Stone," the show ...

Concrete countertops allow contractors the ability to be creative with the inclusion of special aggregates such as glass. But a new product available is Ambient Glow Technology. Similar to the look ...

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Light transmitting concrete is set to go on sale later this year. The days of dull, grey concrete could be about to end. A Hungarian architect has combined the world’s most popular building material ...

It’s a simple concept with a not so simple answer: reduce the weight of concrete without compromising strength. Let’s complicate things one more factor and address environmental issues as well; not ...

Who knew concrete could be so cool? The Bavarian city of Bad Staffelstein recently unveiled a newly-renovated thermal bath topped with a light-transmitting concrete cave. The cave’s shell, which is ...

A new "translucent concrete" is said to offer users greater design flexibility. When optics.org wrote about a new light-transmitting concrete called LitraCon three years ago, we had no idea that the ...

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