Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

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 ...

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Engineers in Japan have developed a new technique to make concrete by recycling waste ...

Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research, such a vision could someday be a reality. Researchers recently published an ...

Let’s be honest, concrete isn’t going to be the number one response in a short list of decorative building material options for luxury construction projects. But, if you think about it, that mentality ...

Cement infused with carbon and hydrogel can store electrical energy while remaining strong enough for construction, suggesting a future where buildings contribute directly to energy storage. (Nanowerk ...

Before the Whole Foods in Gowanus was built, a handsome building stood alone, left over from the bustling concrete industry that came before. But more than just another pretty Neoclassical building, ...