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Cement

Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero 

The architecture resists crack propagation and toughens the material

Human bone inspires tougher cement

Close-up of Synhelion’s receiver delivering the high-temperature solar process heat beyond 1500°C.

Synhelion claims clinker milestone for solar cement

Professor Nishant Garg, standing, and graduate student Hossein Kabir used computer vision to develop a fast and convenient method for testing cement durability that can be used in the field or laboratory

New test predicts durability of cement in minutes instead of hours

US-backed project to use solar for cement production

Assoc. Prof. Somayeh Nassiri strength-tests a block of chitin-boosted cement

Shrimp shells harnessed to strengthen cement

Report makes recommendations to drive carbon from concrete