Source: anthropocenemagazine.org Published: October 4, 2018 What if we could transform the material that built the modern world from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge? By Akshat Rathi Fast-forward Earth about a million years. Humanity has come and...
Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: September 27, 2018 The porous polymer uses tiny air holes to reflect all wavelengths of sunlight, cooling buildings far better than white paint The coating, if used on enough buildings at once, could also help deal with so-called...
Source: news.mit.edu Published: October 25, 2017 “Our technology takes plastic out of the landfill, locks it up in concrete, and also uses less cement to make the concrete, which makes fewer carbon dioxide emissions,” says assistant professor Michael Short. Image: MIT...
Source: ethz.ch Published: October 12, 2017 Researchers from ETH Zurich have built a prototype of an ultra-thin, curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods. The tested novel formwork system will be used in an actual construction...
Source: theguardian.com Published: August 24, 2017 Mineral Carbonation International hopes to be producing 20,000 to 50,000 tonnes of the bonded material for building companies by 2020. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Helen Davidson An Australian...
Source: mnn.com Published: July 10, 2017 Ancient marine structures like this breakwater off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, are helping scientists understand the remarkable longevity of Roman concrete. (Photo: J.P. Oleson) By Matt Hickman Bloodlust, bad haircuts and the...
Source: treehugger.com Published: August 2, 2017 Updated October 11, 2018 Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies. Screen capture Patagonia By Derek Markham Patagonia is one of those companies that really...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: July 31, 2017 Lorraine Chow Fresh after meeting its 100 percent renewable energy milestone, LEGO is making progress towards its 2030 goal of replacing 20 types of its traditional, petroleum-based bricks with sustainable alternatives....
Source: phys.org Published: April 29, 2016 By Oregon State University If widely adopted, a new approach to making cement could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, help address global warming, produce a more durable concrete, and save...
Source: phys.org Published: May 6, 2016 Light-emitting cement by Investigación y Desarrollo In order to light roads, highways or bicycle lanes without electricity, Ph.D. José Carlos Rubio, from Michoacan’s University of San Nicolas Hidalgo, UMSNH in Spanish, created a...
