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...

‘Climate-Smart Soils’ May Help Balance the Carbon Budget

Source: news.cornell.edu Published: April 6, 2016 Andrew Martin Simons Johannes Lehmann, center, discusses soil research with farmers in Awassa, Ethiopia. By Blaine Friedlander Here’s the scientific dirt: Soil can help reduce global warming. While farm soil grows the...