Bacteria That Print Buildings: Living Cement Grows Solid at Room Temperature
ETH Zurich researchers have combined bacteria, sand and digital manufacturing to grow solid architectural elements without firing cement.
Tag: sustainable construction
Concrete That Cleans Water: Steel and Sugar Waste Turned Into Phenol-Scrubbing Building Material
Researchers in India have transformed steel slag and sugarcane bagasse ash into a geopolymer concrete that meets structural strength standards ...
Sorghum Stalks Could Build the Low-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow, Review Finds
A systematic review of 41 studies finds sorghum stalks, husks and straw can be turned into durable composite building materials, ...
Water-Cooled Ferrochrome Slag Boosts Cement Strength and Cuts Emissions
Researchers in Oman have shown that rapidly water-quenched ferrochrome slag, ground into a fine powder, can replace up to 15 ...
Recycled sand gets a chemical makeover by soaking up sodium silicate before mixing
Researchers replaced the pre-wetting water of recycled fine aggregate with sodium silicate solution, turning the porous sand into a chemical ...
Evolutionary AI Cracks the Code of Glass-Powder Geopolymer Strength
Researchers used Differential Evolution-optimized machine learning to predict the compressive strength of fly ash and waste glass powder geopolymers with ...
Pre-Soaked Ceramic Particles Turn Low-Carbon Cement Into Lightweight, Chloride-Proof Concrete
Scientists combined pre-wetted shale ceramsite with limestone calcined clay cement to create a lightweight mortar that is stronger per kilogram ...
Invasive Water Hyacinth Fibres Could Reinforce Fully Recycled Concrete
Researchers in Thailand have shown that fibres from invasive water hyacinth plants can significantly boost the tensile strength and toughness ...
Desert Sand Meets Its Match: Concrete Blend Survives 200 Freeze-Thaw Cycles
A new study shows that blending 40 percent Tengger Desert sand into alkali-activated slag-fly ash concrete maximizes strength and delivers ...
Baked or Beaten? Australia’s Waste Clays Reveal a Hidden Trade-Off in Green Cement
A performance-normalized life cycle assessment of five Australian waste clays shows calcined clays cut cement's carbon footprint by up to ...
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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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