Our paper on carbon/cement supercapacitors is published in PNAS. We have created a “supercapacitor” made of ancient, abundant materials,...

Our paper on early stage carbonation of cement is published in PNAS Nexus. Concrete contributes significantly to global CO2 emissions....

We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration between Masic Lab at MIT, MIT.nano, and The Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones...

Our interdisciplinary team uses Raman microspectroscopy in conjunction with other diagnostic tools to group different calcifications...

Our study on the mechanisms behind the self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete is published in Science Advances. An unexpected...

Cement is the most widely used construction material and its demand in recent decades has increased exponentially. Cement is usually...

Some ancient construction materials have lasted thousands of years of weathering and use and yet structures still stand today. The ruins...

Bio-inspired construction materials Construction industry used about 40% of raw material by weight in 2009, and the amount of material...

This project explores innovative approaches to characterize ancient structures and materials, addressing recently developed imaging...

Since their discovery in the late 1940s, the Dead Sea Scrolls, some 900 ancient Jewish texts, have never stopped attracting the attention...