{"id":52028,"date":"2023-01-28T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/?p=52028"},"modified":"2023-01-18T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:39:56","slug":"the-secret-of-roman-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/2023\/01\/the-secret-of-roman-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret of Roman Concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4158\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-52028-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/SCI036.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/SCI036.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/SCI036.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/sqpn01\/SCI036.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SCI036.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><strong>SCI036<\/strong>: Why is it Roman buildings made from concrete still stand today? <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/lindsay-sant\/\">Lindsay Sant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/team_member\/lino-saubolle\/\">Lino Saubolle<\/a> discuss recent research that shows Roman concrete had a secret: It was self-healing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get all new episodes automatically and for free:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\r\n\t<div id=\"podcast-subscribe-button-43255\" class=\"secondline-psb-radius-style secondline-psb-alignment-none\">\r\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-inline\"><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-Apple-Podcasts\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/lets-science\/id1567626080\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/Apple-Podcasts.svg\" alt=\"Apple Podcasts\" \/>Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-YouTube\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5Z4WGkdegZU2qfz8Gcdr-mOA_eWnMvul\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/YouTube.svg\" alt=\"YouTube\" \/>YouTube<\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-Spotify\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5pDduowt9BPelS0VdM9v2i\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/Spotify.svg\" alt=\"Spotify\" \/>Spotify<\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-Amazon-Music\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/414bbd89-aee9-46d5-92bb-89bc0eb66528\/LETS-SCIENCE\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/Amazon-Music.svg\" alt=\"Amazon Music\" \/>Amazon Music<\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-TuneIn\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Science-Podcasts\/Lets-Science-p1436356\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/TuneIn.png\" alt=\"TuneIn\" \/>TuneIn<\/a><\/span><span class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-RSS\"><a onMouseOver=\"this.style.color=`#ffffff`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#2a2a2a`\" onMouseOut=\"this.style.color=`#000000`; this.style.backgroundColor=`#c4c4c4`\" style=\"color:#000000; background-color:#c4c4c4\" class=\"button podcast-subscribe-button\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.sqpn.com\/science\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"secondline-psb-subscribe-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sqpn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/podcast-subscribe-buttons\/assets\/img\/icons\/RSS.svg\" alt=\"RSS\" \/>RSS<\/a><\/span><\/div>                                       \n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div><br \/>\nFollow <a href=\"http:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.sqpn.com\/science\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\">by Email<\/a> | Listen and subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9vDtC05f_bQ\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Help us continue to offer Let&#8217;s Science. 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