Brief By mimicking the curvy patterns found on lobster shells, scientists at Australia’s RMIT University have come up with 3D printing technique for concrete that affords it greater strength and could let taller and more complex structures be built. Insight As...
Brief Researchers in Australia have discovered a method to recycle soft plastic as an aggregate in concrete. The resulting material was used last year to build a footpath and car park in Frankston, Australia, and researchers say it can offer a way to reduce the carbon...
Brief Researchers have found that the concrete walls in a decommissioned power plant in Japan have not only kept their strength over the decades but have actually gotten stronger with use, thanks to a rare mineral also found in ancient Roman concrete. Insight...
Brief Nanosheets made from vegetable waste can retain moisture and improve the binding ability of cement, according to researchers with Europe’s B-SMART project. The researchers also found they can create concrete that generates electricity by adding carrot...
Brief Craig Yeack profiles NITROcrete, a Colorado-based company that has developed a process that involves spraying coarse aggregate with liquid nitrogen before batching. Matthew Nazarenko from NITROcrete says the cooling process is in use at more than 100 concrete...
Brief A new video explores the making of the 3D-printed concrete Ashen Cabin near Ithaca, N.Y. The cabin incorporates wooden components from ash trees that couldn’t be run through traditional lumber processing. Insight Thanks to the latest video by Jarett...
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