This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement manufacturing process capture carbon dioxide instead of emitting it. Scientists at ...

Concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world, but unfortunately the cement used to make it carries quite a carbon footprint. Now, scientists at the University of Tokyo have ...

Coffee concrete: Spent coffee grounds were transformed into biochar for a Pakenham footpath project. This innovation replaced ...

Construction crews are literally dredging rivers dry while sitting next to infinite piles of worthless sand. That paradox might finally have a solution, thanks to researchers who figured out how to ...

The world is sitting over a landfill of possible substitutes for sand Everyone seems to be getting something constructed (directly or indirectly) nowadays. My government, my boss, my neighbour, my ...

Manufactured sand, produced by crushing and sieving hard rocks such as granite or limestone, has emerged as a sustainable alternative to dwindling river and sea sands. Its angular particle shape and ...

The world’s reliance on concrete, the second most consumed material after water, is leading to an environmental and resource crisis, with sand mining rates outstripping natural replenishment. “This ...

Concrete is the world’s most widely used building material – second only to water. Globally, more than four billion tonnes of cement are produced every year. Concrete consumption is so enormous that ...