The University of Manchester’s “StarCrete” is twice as strong as traditional concrete, making it a potential solution as a ...

A research team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has crafted a unique new approach to civil engineering by using ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Researchers still puzzle over exactly how Roman concrete was made, but they have a few clues, ...

Every square foot of it could, with the addition of some extra materials, power the world that it has grown to cover.

Made from faux Martian and lunar soil, a new sulfur-based compound could also lead to faster construction on Earth. If NASA establishes a permanent presence on the moon, its astronauts’ homes could be ...

Four scientists at MIT have come up with a new battery made of cement. Obviously, a cement battery is not going into your car ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Concrete has a long history of innovation, dating back to 6500 B.C.E. Although most of this material breakthroughs through ...

The cement industry is a big emitter of carbon dioxide, making up about 7% of emissions globally. There’s interest in changing that, including from the industry itself. Two major producers of cement, ...