New advances in concrete could create-longer lasting and more environmentally-friendly improvements for the world’s “go-to” building material.
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By 2018, Manhattan’s iconic skyline will morph once again, with the addition of mixed-use skyscrapers—the largest private real-estate development in US history—that “barely touch the ground.”
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Geopolymer-type cements could substitute for clinker-based cements, if they prove durable enough.
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BioMASON set to manufacture biocemented bricks to produced greener building materials by eliminating brick firing.
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ACerS Division meetings offer technical programming on state-of-the art in brick, refractories, and cement.
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A NIST team has been awarded 40 million hours of computer time per year for two years to support the study of the design of rheometers for large-particle dense suspensions such as concrete.
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Archaeologists have excavated an ancient wine cellar filled with ceramic jars. Meanwhile, a modern California winery is bottling wine in ceramic bottles.
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Portland cement production and concrete production can be messy, but researchers are working to make the processes greener and more sustainable.
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GE cuts costs, boosts jet efficiency with ceramic parts (Wall St Cheat Sheet) In an attempt to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, General Electric is investing in production of ceramic-based…
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Screen capture from video shows compression testing of a concrete sample reinforced with recycled industrial fibers. Credit: Euronews. We recently reported on how today’s concrete industry could take a few…
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