Remember how cool we all thought the original T-1000 was when it would heal itself after getting shot thanks to its liquid metal alloy? Well, some scientists have created something that's almost as ...

We're standing at a crossroads where every ton of cement we pour matters more than ever. 56 billion metric tons of carbon ...

We make more concrete than any other material on the planet. A group of engineers across the country want to turn that production process—which accounts for over 7 percent of the world’s annual ...

Contractors now may replace all type II and type V cement with type IL cement (portland limestone cement) in concrete mixes that are used in Caltrans projects. “Using low-carbon cement can cut ...

Cleaning up the construction material that is both building our way of life, while contributing to the CO2 emission problem.

When you break your leg, it eventually knits itself back together. Osteoblast cells produce minerals that create the structure of new bone, turning fragments back into a whole. Why, thought ...

Concrete is everywhere: in buildings, roads, sidewalks, bridges and foundations for almost every structure imaginable. We make more concrete than we do any other material on Earth, and that volume is ...

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The story of concrete is so ancient that we don't even know when and where it begins. It is a story of discovery, experimentation, and mystery. Emperors and kings became legends for erecting great ...