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NEW STRETCHY CEMENT IMMUNE TO EARTHQAUKES
Scientist invent new concrete material that can withstand earthquakes. At the University of British Columbia, researchers have developed a form of concrete that is able to stretch without breaking. This property of the concrete makes it able to withstand the forces produced by earth movements. Concrete are usually strong under compression and weak under tension, but this new concrete material had its molecular structure altered which in turn gave it the malleability and ductility properties of…
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