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'Green concrete' could change the construction industry: 'We're on the cusp of a second industrial revolution'
A startup called CarbonCure Technologies has come up with a way to limit the carbon pollution from concrete. 'Green concrete' ...
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 ...
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 ...
During a trip to Thailand on his honeymoon, while swimming above a coral reef, Wil Srubar was thinking about the beauty of nature—but he was also thinking about cement. In the reef, microalgae were ...
The USC marching band takes part in a celebration for the imminent pour of the Wilshire Grand Center's foundation on Feb. 15, 2014. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) In 2014, hundreds of Angelenos ...
Not too long ago, I was searching for ideas for the next installment of the “Big Chemistry” series when I found an article that discussed the world’s most-produced chemicals. It was an interesting ...
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