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 ...

Traditional concrete blocks tend to have high levels of carbon, due to both the cement needed to make them and the steam-proofing process involved. Block-Lite is working with partners to reduce and ...

After a decade in the works, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have successfully devised a way to produce cement with 98% less CO2 emissions than traditional methods. The UCLA team ...

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 ...

Cement is necessary for making concrete, which is foundational in constructing buildings and infrastructure around the globe because it is relatively low-cost, strong and durable. But making cement ...

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Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Cement production is responsible for 7–8% of global CO₂ emissions AI and process controls at a Heidelberg plant have cut ...

One of the biggest problems in dealing with carbon dioxide emissions is the making of the key component of cement: lime (calcium oxide). Now, a small company with the cute name Sublime Systems appears ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new cement production process powered by electricity. This method cuts carbon dioxide emissions by up to 98 percent and uses 70 ...

The startup is using waste materials and alternative fuels to make cement, slashing greenhouse gas emissions in a polluting industry. Cement is one of the most used materials on the planet, and the ...

Some Minecraft blocks can take surprisingly long to mine in survival mode. Obsidian, for example, requires around 9–10 seconds per block even with a diamond pickaxe, making large-scale building and ...