From the Filter Basket to the Sidewalk Researchers have shown that used coffee grounds, charred into biochar, can make concrete about 30 percent stronger. The idea is back in circulation through a r ...

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 ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a new process to convert old tires into graphene, which can then be used to make concrete. Not only is it more environmentally friendly, but the team says ...

Newswise — Using as little mass as possible, without complex steel reinforcement and without cement, researchers at Empa, ETH Zurich, and other European partners aim to fundamentally change the way ...

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 ...