The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

The construction market is experiencing a significant surge owing to increasing infrastructure spending and technological ...

The traditional belief is that Romans heated limestone, mostly made of calcium carbonate, to produce a dangerously reactive material called quicklime, or calcium oxide. Then they added water ...

The stomach lining of a farm animal, tripe is eaten all over the world. It's high in collagen and protein, though it also has ...

Ruins of cities keep turning up in the forests of central America. How have these structures stayed standing for millennia?

Majorca’s major mountain range is every bit as beautiful as the island’s coastline — and you can hike straight from your ...

Another recipe of the same kind is as follows :— Take one ounce of litharge, two ounces of carbonate or white lead, and three ounces of powdered quicklime. It is applied in the same manner as ...

A construction site in Pompeii that was being worked on until the eruption of Vesuvius has been discovered, unlocking hidden details about the construction – and politics – in the ancient city.

Across these batches, a varying amount of quicklime was added, and each batch cast into cylindrical molds. After curing for 28 days, the cured samples were compared with the Privernum samples ...

The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) proposes mechanical dredging at Rabindra Sarobar to enhance the lake's ...

The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is set to invest ₹2 crore to upgrade roads and drainage systems near ...