# Self-heating concrete is one step closer to putting snow shovels and salt out of business

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/self-heating-concrete-is-one-step-closer-to-putting-snow-shovels-and-salt-out-of-business/
- Published: 2024-03-20T09:45:27-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Drexel University researchers have tested concrete slabs containing phase-change material that can warm themselves up when temperatures fall […]. Photo credit: Drexel University. Article by Drexel University. Tech Xplore – March 18, 2024. Source: Drexel News. There’s a patch of concrete on Drexel University’s campus that could portend a frost-free future for sidewalks and highways in the Northeast. Tucked inconspicuously next to a parking lot for the university’s facilities vehicles, two 30-inch-by-30-inch slabs have been warding off snow, sleet, and freezing rain on their own—without shoveling, salting, or scrapping—for a little over three years. […] Click here to view original web page at techxplore.com