Concrete source: MIT scientists turn the concrete jungle green

The word "concrete" is not much fun to say out loud. It actually sounds like a cold, hard, grey word. . . .

So, with our expectations lowered, it's time to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known better as MIT. Here, concrete is treated with an admiration more often reserved for diamonds or gold, especially by Franz-Josef Ulm, one of the top professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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