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- Conductive concrete can help to de-ice the road in winterSnow can be as much fun as it can be a nuisance, especially for traffic. Chris Tuan, professor of civil engineering from the University…
- Imi-beton (concrete)It looks like concrete and it feels like concrete. Imi-beton (concrete), however, is a modern composite material. A flexible mineral mass with natural marble, it is much lighter than concrete and is therefore much more flexible to use. Imi-beton is available in several surfaces including timber formwork, smooth concrete grey and anthracite, vintage, brickwork and slate.
- New machine can reclaim cement from recycled concreteYesterday, on World Environment Day, the Dutch companies New Horizon Urban Mining and Rutte Group presented a machine that can separate the ingredients of…
- Table series are made from Concrete CanvasDesigner Neal Aronowitz used Concrete Canvas, a flexible, concrete-impregnated fabric, to design a series of tables that wouldn’t have been possible with ordinary concrete.…
- This fungus infused concrete can heal itself (not suitable for broken hearts)Broken concrete, like a broken heart on Valentine’s Day, is not uncommon and difficult to mend, as it requires much labour and investment. However,…
- Materia Exhibition – Concrete CandiesDuring Architect@Work in Ahoy Rotterdam from 17 to 18 September, Materia will be present with a themed exhibition. This exhibition, called `Concrete Candies,` is…
- Concrete flexA design team is showing off the potential of concrete with beautifully shaped furniture. The project is the result of on-going research into flexible…
- 3D Concrete Printing Reduces Material Use In Structural ComponentsA research project in Vienna has explored how 3D concrete printing can produce structural building components while using considerably less material. According to the…
- Foam Concrete Improves Emergency Safety on Airport RunwaysA Chinese research team has developed an ultra-lightweight foam concrete that could transform runway safety systems. Nicknamed “marshmallow concrete” for its soft, crushable structure,…
- The first project using self-healing concrete in the NetherlandsConstruction company Heijmans Infra used self-healing concrete to build a pilot project, a railway underpass in Rijen, the Netherlands, for the first time. The…
- 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…
- Greener and stronger concrete by adding grapheneResearchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new nanoengineering technology to incorporate graphene into traditional concrete production to make a stronger and…
- An ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof made with new design and fabrication methodsConcrete is the most used building material, but it has its drawbacks. For one, it is quite heavy (unless you’re talking about ultra lightweight…
- Circular Concrete Moves Beyond Experimentation in Dutch InfrastructureDutch construction company Heijmans is using circular concrete for a new cycle tunnel at the HOV public transport station in Beverwijk. The project is…
- Carbon-Neutral Concrete Bridge Shows New Direction for Structural MaterialsIn Rosmalen, the Netherlands, construction company Heijmans and materials innovator Paebbl have completed what they describe as the world’s first pedestrian bridge made with…
- 3D Printing with Bendable Concrete: A Material Revolution in ConstructionResearchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are pioneering the development of a groundbreaking material: bendable concrete designed for 3D printing. This innovative…
- 3D Printed Concrete Blocks Capture Carbon: A Sustainable Innovation for ConstructionScientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed a groundbreaking 3D concrete printing method that actively captures and stores carbon dioxide (CO₂).…
- 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…
- Combining concrete 3D printing and 3D printed formworkResearchers at Digital Building Technologies institute of ETH Zürich developed a method called Fast Complexity that combines the fabrication speed of concrete 3D printing…
- Recycling concrete with added wood wasteResearchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood, which results in a new…
- Recycling old glass into better concreteResearchers at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia found that ground recycled or waste glass can be used instead of sand when making…
- 3D printing concrete made from fly ash and steel slag3D printing concrete has made the material a bit more sustainable, as less material is necessary to create objects and even building. However, making…
- Complex concrete column made using 3D printed formwork3D printing with concrete in architecture becomes more and more popular. We have seen examples of a bridge and even entire houses (here and here).…
- Living self-healing concrete can repair itself in three weeksConcrete is the most used material in the building industry, because it is such a versatile material. But no matter how you tweak it,…
