Future Cities Could Be Built Out of Algae-Produced Material
How scientists hope to use algae-grown limestone to build cities The burning of limestone from quarries contributes significantly to the 7% of the yearly greenhouse…
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Scientists Create Cement Entirely Out of Waste Material
Creating renewable biocement entirely out of waste material Cement is a binder, a substance used in construction that hardens, sets, and adheres to other materials…
New Smart Cement Invented for Building More Durable Roads and Cities
Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and fracture resistance. Forces of nature have been outsmarting the materials we use to build our infrastructure since…
Electrifying Cement With Nanocarbon Black: Cement That Conducts Electricity and Generates Heat
A collaboration between MIT and CNRS has yielded a cement that conducts electricity and generates heat. Since its invention several millennia ago, concrete has become…
Green Cement – New Approach to Emissions-Free Production
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases. It’s well known that the…
Limestone Based Cement Reduces Energy Consumption and CO2 Production by 97%
A team of engineers at Drexel University have developed a “green” version of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). By using a form of alkali-activated cement that…