Interviewer: Right, so he invented reinforced concrete. Dr. Phil Pannell: He did back in 1853 yes. Interviewer: What a dude. Dr. Phil Pannell: Absolutely, he laid the foundations for modern urban ...

Mark Miodownik puts the properties of reinforced concrete to the test. He watches as a beam of concrete withstands a load of 2.5 tonnes. Even though cracks are present in the lower portion of the ...