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 ...

A new technique can produce cement using waste from demolished buildings, which researchers say could save billions of tonnes of carbon by 2050. “We have definitely proved that cement can be recycled ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes ...

Scientists at the University of Sharjah report that they have successfully transformed desert sand into construction bricks ...

Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing as the population booms.

Scientists in Germany have successfully turned urine into bio-concrete, as part of a project aiming to revolutionize sustainable construction by creating building materials from waste. The research ...

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Norwegian researchers use wood scraps and desert sand to create concrete blocks, potentially solving construction's river ...