NEW ORLEANS — If you throw a block of concrete in a bayou, it will sink. So how is it that hundreds of engineering students from around the Southeast managed to not just build, but race canoes made of ...

Concrete — though it seems conterintuitive — floats. And floats well. This summer, in the waters off western France, this rock-hard material — used for megaprojects from the ancient Roman dome of the ...

Make a mould First you need to make a mould for your canoe -- a positive mould where the canoe is moulded over the outside, not in a hollow. Glue the foam cubes together to create a 1m x 1m x 4m block ...

KALAMAZOO -- Concrete for sidewalks and building foundations? Of course. Glass-embedded concrete as an alternative to granite countertops? OK. But a concrete canoe? And one that weighs close to 400 ...

Architect-developer Jonathan Segal’s 5,300-square-foot house, cast in concrete around a reflecting and swimming pool, has won the sole honor award by the American Institute of Architects’ local ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A concrete magnate is seeking to stop the SS United States from being sunk off the coast of Florida so that it can be ...

Some buildings aim to stand out as much as possible, rising from the Earth like alien spaceships and reveling in all their artificiality. Others use clever forms of camouflage to virtually disappear ...

Discover the fascinating history of concrete ships built by the U.S. during wartime. This video features an exploration of ...