Now, Northwestern’s new strategy addresses this challenge by locking away CO 2 permanently and turning it into valuable materials, which can be used to manufacture concrete, cement, plaster and paint.

Finnish company Betolar and Hycamite TCD Technologies have reached a commercial agreement to evaluate the potential of carbon nanofibers in enhancing concrete's strength and reducing its carbon ...

Initially only seeing brief popular use as the filament in incandescent lighting, carbon fibers (CF ... they do provide us with some of the first concrete evidence of how PAN CF can affect ...

Depending on who you believe, concrete is responsible for between 5 and 10% of global carbon emissions. That’s a lot of carbon, and the quest for carbon neutral concrete has become a ...

Bamboo reinforcement represents a groundbreaking advancement in sustainable construction, offering a renewable alternative to steel in structural applications. This innovative material leverages ...

Conductive polymers lack sufficient electrical performance. Carbon-based materials show promise but typically require harsh chemical processing that compromises their durability. Even when researchers ...

Researchers in Japan found a way to make concrete that effectively emits no carbon dioxide (CO2) during the production process. The team of scientists, primarily from the University of Tokyo and ...