"Cement" is a powder for mixing with water or a solution to make it harden when making concrete, mortar and the like, and its production amount is 4.1 million tons worldwide. When making cement and ...

In the Arizona desert, a lab accident more than a decade ago set in motion the development of a building material that could revolutionise one of the world’s most polluting industries. Ferrock, the ...

Cement production contributes an estimated 6% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, say scientists who are trying to chip away at the pollution problem. Two start-ups, one in Canada and another in ...

Climate change has prompted scientists to search for new ways to reduce greenhouse gases in all kinds of fields. Now an Arizona inventor has discovered an alternative to the unlikely cause of fully 5 ...

You may be aware of your car's carbon footprint, but what about the emissions related to the concrete structures it drives over? The Portland cement that acts as the glue in concrete is actually a ...

Concrete is a material that quite literally holds our cities together. From homes and apartment buildings to bridges, viaducts, and sidewalks, this ubiquitous gray material’s importance to modern ...

According to the U.N. Environmental Program, the construction industry is not making enough efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. While all sectors are making efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ...

The expression "a perfect storm" refers to an event (typically an unfortunate one) which is exacerbated due to a confluence of negative or unpredictable factors. It is widely used when describing ...