Concrete is one of the quiet foundations of modern life, yet it is also one of the dirtiest materials humanity produces. A ...

In the experiment which NASA called Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS) project, researchers mixed tricalcium silicate (C3S) -- popular ingredient of cement -- and water outside ...

Concrete may be what humans use to construct safe places to live and work when we go to the Moon or Mars to stay When humans go to the Moon or Mars to stay, they will need to construct safe places in ...

"When researchers think of nanomaterial reinforcements for concrete, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) come as first option," Andres Ayuela, a research scientist at the Centro de Física de Materiales in San ...

Seashell-modified concrete offers a low-carbon alternative, reducing emissions and maintaining performance, ideal for coastal ...

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have for the first time mixed cement in microgravity, an advance that may help protect humans in space from radiation and extreme temperatures ...

A new look inside 2,000-year-old concrete - made from volcanic ash, lime (the product of baked limestone), and seawater - has provided new clues to the evolving chemistry and mineral cements that ...