This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement ...

Planners Donald Davis, left, Robert Collins and Zack McCain III hear from residents of the Pleasant Street area. DALTON, Mass ...

looking at it through a screen made with sand, surrounded by buildings made with concrete. I could let you guess what's in concrete, but I suspect you're already catching onto a theme here.

Researchers injected CO2 gas into seawater while applying an electrical current. The process transformed dissolved ions, minerals in seawater into clusters of solid particles. The clusters hold over ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking way to make concrete and cement more eco-friendly. By ...

Rice University researchers have uncovered a promising alternative to sand in concrete – graphene derived from metallurgical coke, a coal-based product. This discovery addresses the ...

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Moisture levels in sand play a critical role in construction and manufacturing. Too much water can weaken concrete, while too ...

Aside from cement, concrete contains sand and stones. Those stones, or “aggregate,” are a carefully measured mix of various ...

Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the silicon chips that power our digital devices. Yet the ...

That strain is not from increasing demand for gold, diamonds, or copper, but for sand, the primary material for construction and hence for economic development. Concrete and glass are made mostly of ...