A new method using steel waste in cement production could cut CO₂ emissions by 80% while producing valuable syngas. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For more than 200 years, cement has been the quiet backbone ...

A material that got its start in the Arizona desert is showing up in science journals with astounding reports that it could transform our buildings and infrastructure. That's because Ferrock has ...

The Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales, John Whitby, who has the UK’s largest cement works in his constituency – Breedon’s Hope works – initiated the debate to press government for support.

This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. Cement is so common it’s nearly invisible. But the material that’s used to construct ...

The concrete world that surrounds us owes its shape and durability to chemical reactions that start when ordinary Portland cement is mixed with water. Now, MIT scientists have demonstrated a way to ...

A team of scientists from Penn State has developed a new, flexible cement made from nanomaterials that could help solve the problem of natural gas well leaks. Leaks from natural gas wells are a threat ...

On a scorching July morning at a testing facility outside of Paris, a cadre of scientists, engineers, and architects wearing hard hats and safety goggles watched through protective glass as a machine ...

William G. "Bill" Hime, one of the nation's first and premier experts in cement chemistry and a pioneer in failure analysis of concrete and construction materials, died on June 6 in Glenview, Ill. He ...

Former Northwestern University professor Hamlin M. Jennings passed away on July 8 at age 68 after a long battle with cancer. He will be remembered as a dedicated educator, generous mentor, visionary, ...

For more than 200 years, cement has been the quiet backbone of civilization. From towering city skylines to hidden water pipelines, it’s been the unshakable foundation of our modern world. But there’s ...