The underlying substance is Sumerian bitumen: a naturally occurring petroleum material (often called an asphalt-like “black goo”) long associated with waterproofing and adhesion, and even with ...

Construction teams around the world rely on bitumen—an incredibly sticky by-product of crude oil production—as the main binding agent for asphalt. But a team of scientists reckon that a compound found ...

For the first time, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) will not use rubble for patchwork. Civic body is procuring 'ready-mix road repair patching compound' for carrying out patchwork, before bitumen ...