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Ashes to glasses—researchers turn coal and rice husk ashes into glass-ceramic materials

By Lisa McDonald / August 20, 2021

In Colombia, industrial wastes such as rice husk and coal ashes are disposed of in uncontrolled landfills, generating high environmental impact. Researchers in Colombia and Spain explored turning these ashes into glass-ceramic materials as a way to keep them out of landfills.

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Concrete abstracts—oxymorons describe longer-lasting and greener concrete formulations

By April Gocha / April 18, 2014

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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