Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of ...

The world may be running out of sand suitable for concrete. Researchers are therefore testing a possible solution for using ...

Given its status as the most widely-used manufactured material on Earth, reducing the huge environmental footprint of concrete would have significant consequences for the health of the planet.

Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that ...

Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand. A team from Australia were able to turn the waste into a replacement for industrial flooring - ...

A new study found that graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product, through flash Joule heating could serve not only as a reinforcing additive in cement but also as a replacement ...

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The sand that was used to construct the Burj Khalifa was not taken from the desert that surrounds it. It was imported from Australia (Photo by Rustam Azmi/Getty Images) The Burj Khalifa is an ...