With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create stronger, more durable concrete.
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2022
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Researchers from Monash University have discovered a new design motif derived from the rigid external covering of invertebrates that may help create more damage tolerant materials for future building and construction.
Materials Science
Apr 7, 2022
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How can we build on Mars? A casual chat with a geologist led a University of Canterbury (UC) engineering academic and his team to spend years researching how to build on Mars. It all started with Associate Professor Allan ...
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2022
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Concrete fractures that are invisible to the naked eye stand out in images produced through a technique created at Rice University.
Materials Science
Jan 25, 2022
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Global warming and affordable housing are two dominant topics of public debate. Climate protection is achieved by reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Housing is generated through more housing being ...
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2021
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If concrete were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases on Earth, behind only China and the United States.
Environment
Oct 19, 2021
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Up to 3,000 residents of the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday were ordered to stay indoors after lava from a volcano destroyed a cement works, raising fresh fears of toxic gases.
Environment
Oct 11, 2021
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Encountering concrete is a common—even routine—occurrence. And that's exactly what makes concrete exceptional.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear there's little time left to reach net zero emissions and hold the global temperature rise to 1.5C.
Environment
Aug 23, 2021
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Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany and the Brazilian University of Pará have developed a climate-friendly alternative to conventional cement. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can ...
Materials Science
Aug 18, 2021
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