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- BiofuelEngineers from the University of Cincinnati devise a foam that captures energy and removes excess carbon dioxide from the air — thanks to semi-tropical…
- Zeolite and Bamboo Biochar Improve Concrete Strength and CO₂ UptakeConcrete with zeolite and bamboo biochar shows improved strength and CO₂ uptake in laboratory tests, suggesting potential for infrastructure.
- Mammoth dung, prehistoric goo may speed warmingFor millennia, layers of animal waste and other organic matter left behind by the creatures that used to roam the Arctic tundra have been…
- CarbonCure injects CO2 into concrete to sequester it foreverCanadian start-up CarbonCure developed a system that injects CO2 into the concrete when it’s being mixed, sequestering it when it hardens while also reducing…
- Graphene super membraneGraphene, current supermaterial of choice for any number of industries, may get more popular still. A new membrane has been produced that is waterproof,…
- Paint made from waste concrete powder sequesters CO2London and Seoul based designer Kukbong Kim developed a paint called Celour made from waste concrete powder, leftover from recycling concrete, which actively captures…
- Weaving Welsh Wool Into Biobased Building SystemsBiobased building materials continue to attract attention as the construction sector looks beyond carbon reduction alone towards circularity, healthy indoor environments and renewable resources.…
- Bacterial Factories Turn CO₂ into Feedstock for Sustainable MaterialsThe chemical industry underpins almost every aspect of modern life, supplying the building blocks for products ranging from textiles and cosmetics to insulation materials…
- 3D Printed Concrete Innovation Captures CO₂ and Reduces Material UseResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a groundbreaking 3D printed concrete that not only reduces material usage but also actively captures carbon…
- Living Building Material Converts CO₂ into Stone and BiomassResearchers at ETH Zurich have created a pioneering building material that actively captures and stores carbon dioxide. The material combines a hydrogel with photosynthetic…
- Building with algae-grown limestone concreteResearchers at University of Colorado Boulder in the US have developed a method to make cement production carbon neutral or even carbon negative by…
- Shoes without a footprint made from recycled CO2Obviously, these shoes do not make your footsteps undetectable, so the spies amongst you may be disappointed, but because the way they are made…
- Artificial leaf produces clean gasResearchers at the University of Cambridge developed an ‘artificial leaf’, which uses only sunlight to produce a type of gas that is currently produces…
- Mineral magnesite could help remove CO2 from the atmosphereResearchers found a rapid way of producing magnesite, a mineral that stores carbon dioxide. If developed to an industrial scale, it could help with…
- 3D Printed Concrete From Industrial Waste Enables Circular ConstructionA European research consortium is rethinking concrete construction by combining 3D printing, recycled materials, and design for disassembly. The CARBCOMN project, involving Empa, ETH…
- Bricks made of recycled concrete and CO2Researchers at the University of Tokyo have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide from the air into bricks. To make…
- Taking the ‘con’ out of concreteIn an effort to make the construction industry more sustainable, alternative concrete materials are becoming much more frequent. Below, we discuss some noticeable ones.…
- Peanut Diamonds…More Than An Alchemist’s Dream?Scientist David Frost from the Bayerisches Geoinstitute in Germany is mimicking conditions a thousand or so kilometres below the earth’s surface in his lab…
