Conductive Cement Gets a Carbon Boost, But the Climate Cost Depends on How the Black Is Made
A French research team has shown that carbon black can turn cement paste into a conductive, self-sensing material, and that ...
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Turning Coal Waste Into Tougher Concrete: Coating the Weak Link at the Interface
Researchers coated coal gangue aggregate with sodium silicate, silica fume, or limestone powder and showed that the right coating dramatically ...
Coal Waste Gets a Second Life as Cement Replacement in Self-Compacting Concrete
A new study shows that finely ground coal slurry waste can replace up to 20 percent of cement in self-compacting ...
Waste Fishing Nets Turned Into Concrete Fibers Boost Strength, AI Predicts Performance
Researchers recycled abandoned nylon fishing nets into concrete fibers, achieving up to 147.71 percent higher flexural strength and using a ...
Old Columns, New Life: Recycled-Component Concrete Columns Pass Their Toughest Tests Yet
New experiments show that columns built around salvaged concrete components, with nearly half their volume made of recycled material, can ...
Phosphogypsum waste could lock away CO2, but the best calcium extractor is not the winner
A comparative study of phosphogypsum-derived leachates shows that the activator releasing the most calcium, sodium gluconate, delivered the slowest calcium ...
Ceramic Tile Waste Transformed Into Carbon-Neutral Bricks That Match Conventional Strength
Researchers in India have developed geopolymer bricks made from vitrified tiles sludge powder and fly ash that achieve 23 MPa ...
Curved GFRP Sandwich Panels With Recycled PET Foam Cores Show Stronger Bending Under Lattice Reinforcement
Curved sandwich panels combining GFRP face sheets with recycled PET foam cores showed up to 151.7 percent higher ultimate loads ...
New Inventory Data Reveal How Clinker Substitutes Could Slash Cement Carbon Emissions
Researchers have compiled the most detailed process-based life cycle inventory data yet for Portland clinker substitutes, showing that the degree ...
Steel and Soda Waste Combine to Make Cement That Traps Chloride
Researchers have engineered a cement made entirely from industrial wastes that accelerates hydration, densifies its microstructure and locks up corrosive ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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