Jianzhuang Xiao is a professor of recycled concrete materials and structures at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and a vice-president at Guangxi University, Nanning, China. Zongjin Li is a ...
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5 new materials scientists are using to reinvent concrete
Scientists around the world are finding new ways of making concrete more sustainable and less polluting.
Picture the Pantheon in Rome. Considering that it was built in CE 128, it has held together remarkably well under the footsteps of hundreds of millions of visitors over the centuries. If the ancient ...
The 4-2-1 formula for mixing concrete is simple enough to follow for DIY home and garden projects. But the way you add water ...
The construction industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its environmental footprint, and a significant focus has been placed on low-carbon concrete. Concrete is a vital material for ...
Adhesives and materials expert Jonathan Wilker of Purdue University mimics the chemistry that oysters use to formulate better-performing and faster-curing cement recipes.
Concrete and steel production are major sources of CO2 emissions, but a new solution from Cambridge could recycle both at the same time. Throwing old concrete into steel-processing furnaces not only ...
The need to reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint and its reliance on virgin natural resources is the most pressing issue facing the sector. It is therefore extremely important to foster ...
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