Chemically Activated Clay Bricks Keep Most of Their Strength After 800°C Fire Exposure
Researchers report that clay bricks doped with alumina and activated with sodium hydroxide retain nearly 76 percent of their strength ...
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Wax foam 3D printing slashes formwork waste in concrete casting breakthrough
A wax foam that can be 3D printed, milled, and remelted has produced a full-scale concrete staircase formwork, cutting wax ...
Tiny Nanoparticle Doses Turn Recycled Plastic and Sand Into Stronger Composites
A Kazakh-Belarusian research team has shown that hundredths of a percent of nanoscale carbon and silica additives can reorganize the ...
Steel Mill Scale Could Turn Concrete Into a Shielding Supermaterial — But the Evidence Isn’t Ready
A critical review finds steel mill scale could replace sand in concrete and deliver radiation and EMI shielding, but the ...
Corn Straw Biochar and Steel Slag Turn Dredged River Silt Into a Cement-Free Construction Material
Researchers report that a clinker-free binder combining corn-straw biochar, blast-furnace slag, and carbide slag stabilizes urban dredged silt with shear ...
Bentonite, Metakaolin and Quicklime Unlock Low-Cement Grouts for Filling Underground Cavities
A sequential laboratory study shows that combining bentonite, metakaolin and quicklime can cut cement content in underground backfill grouts while ...
Graphene Oxide Gives Concrete a Microscopic Makeover, Boosting Strength by Nearly 31 Percent
Researchers at Vellore Institute of Technology show that adding just 0.04 percent graphene oxide by weight of cement densifies the ...
Three Industrial Wastes Combine to Make Cement That Is Cheaper and Stronger
Researchers found that blending steel slag with phosphorus slag and spontaneously combusted coal gangue in a 7:1:2 ratio yields a ...
Mechano-thermal activation of kaolinitic clay for low-carbon cement manufacture
Cement is the binding agent of modern civilization, and it is also one of the largest single sources of industrial ...
Baking and CO2-Curing Old Cement: Scientists Rank Two Ways to Recycle Concrete’s Hidden Glue
A systematic analysis of 57 studies finds that heating and CO2-treatment reactivate recycled cement paste through fundamentally different chemistry, with ...
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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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