Concrete is all around you—in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

The 30 billion tons of concrete that the world makes each year have a massive carbon footprint. Cement, the main ingredient, is responsible for around 8% of global emissions—meaning that if it were a ...

The billions of tons of cement made each year have an enormous carbon footprint: 8% of global emissions, or four times more than the airline industry. That’s both because of the energy used to make ...

After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow from 4.4 billion tons to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. But its production, which involves cement, ...

It's a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It's also a problem that's growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find ...

Scientists at MIT have made an efficient battery out of cement, one that could form the foundation of your house and be used to charge your electric car. They took the existing cement battery and made ...

In a new study, Princeton engineers have unlocked the secret to creating cement that is 17 times tougher than conventional materials. Inspired by the unique properties of oyster shells, this ...

The cement industry is a big emitter of carbon dioxide, making up about 7% of emissions globally. There’s interest in changing that, including from the industry itself. Two major producers of cement, ...

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 ...

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