All Concrete articles
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ResearchCarbon-negative concrete blocks could be made using magnesium from seawater
Electrolyser route avoids need for calcination step
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Research
Low temperature method for decarbonising limestone locks carbon dioxide up as a mineral
Process could drastically cut carbon emissions associated with manufacturing cement
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Research
Mineral map hopes to end concrete that has damaged thousands of US homes
Concrete containing pyrrhotite can disintegrate on exposure to air and water
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Opinion
Don’t be sniffy about sewage – or concrete
Do you flush and forget? Time to make a stink about concrete’s emissions
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Feature
Concrete’s carbon problem
The world’s most common building material has a huge carbon footprint. Angeli Mehta talks to the scientists trying to reduce it
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Research
Sea urchin spines inspire elastic concrete
Bricklike nanostructure allows calcium silicate hydrate to flex without breaking
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Podcast
Calcium hydroxide
It rendered walls of pyramids and helps remove unwanted hair - Brian Clegg introduces a compound with many names - Calcium hydroxide
