Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new method using steel waste in cement production could cut CO₂ emissions by 80% while producing valuable syngas. (CREDIT: ...

Engineers at Princeton University have developed a cement composite inspired by the inner lining of oyster and abalone shells ...

If you find yourself at this moment in a city of any size, take a look out the window. Most of what you see is made with a single material, one that dominates our world: concrete. It makes up the bulk ...

The concrete world that surrounds us owes its shape and durability to chemical reactions that start when ordinary Portland cement is mixed with water. Now, MIT scientists have demonstrated a way to ...

A team of scientists from Penn State has developed a new, flexible cement made from nanomaterials that could help solve the problem of natural gas well leaks. Leaks from natural gas wells are a threat ...

New efforts to make more eco-friendly concrete involve the addition of graphene, according to a study recently published from Rice University in the journal Carbon. Chemist James Tour, who worked on ...

MASFIELD, Conn. — The University of Connecticut is now using cutting edge concrete blocks from CarbonBuilt in construction projects at its field house and new school of nursing building. These blocks ...

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For more than 200 years, cement has been the quiet backbone of civilization. From towering city skylines to hidden water pipelines, it’s been the unshakable foundation of our modern world. But there’s ...