Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand. A team from Australia were able to turn the waste into a replacement for industrial flooring - ...
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Concrete from desert sand? Scientists test cement alternative using plant-based binders
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Tokyo have developed a prototype construction material that allows desert sand to be used in concrete ...
Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that ...
When you think of resources we’re running out of, sand might not be high on your list, but it’s up there thanks to our high demand for concrete. Scientists at Rice University have now shown that ...
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 ...
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