The Race to Reinvent Cement 

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...

MIT Students Fortify Concrete by Adding Recycled Plastic

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...

Construction Prototype for Ultra-Thin Concrete Roof

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...

Ancient Romans Were Way Better at Making Concrete

Source: popsci.com Published: July 5, 2017 The ocean didn’t break it down— it only made it stronger. A microscopic image of concrete. C-A-S-H stands for the calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate material that forms when volcanic ash, lime, and seawater mix. The...

This Cement Alternative Absorbs CO2 Like A Sponge

Source: geek.com Published: November 14, 2014 Cement has been called the foundation of modern civilization, the stuff of highways, bridges, sidewalks and buildings of all sizes. But its production comes with a huge carbon footprint. Environmental chemist David Stone...

Cracks In The Surface: Why Grey Firms Will Have To Go Green

Source: economist.com Published: August 25, 2016   THE cement industry is one of the world’s most polluting: it accounts for 5% of man-made carbon-dioxide emissions each year. Making this most useful of glues requires vast quantities of energy and water. Calcium...