Concrete is all around you—in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth ...
A new cement-making process could shift production from being a carbon source to a carbon sink, creating a carbon-negative version of the building material, researchers report March 18 in Advanced ...
Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere using an unlikely source: rocks. The process involves heating common minerals, so they ...
Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering landfill ...
The modern world is built on concrete, and cement is what makes it possible. You've probably heard these two terms used interchangeably, especially while watching DIY videos on YouTube. However, they ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a move that could accelerate the transition to "green concrete," two of the world's major cement producers are investing $75 ...
As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers around the globe are exploring ways to capture CO 2 from the air and store it deep underground. The method transforms CO2 into valuable, ...
The Philippine summer, from March through May, is the peak construction season. But it's also when the heat works hardest against you. With temperatures regularly exceeding 35°C and dry winds pulling ...
HOLYOKE – Sublime Systems, a Massachusetts-based innovator that wants to scale up in Holyoke, has secured a $46.7 million investment tax credit likely to accelerate its growth and job creation.