As cities become more crowded and construction companies struggle to find enough workers, the building industry is searching ...

A new material made of seawater, carbon dioxide, and electricity could give the construction industry a much-needed climate upgrade. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University, the paste-like ...

MIT’s concrete supercapacitor reports 10x higher energy storage; an organic electrolyte raises voltage, with clear limits for home backup.

Traditionally, the concrete industry has been slow to adopt technology into its workflow, but today's contractors have solutions that improve and streamline workflows, help to mitigate risks, and ...

As the construction industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental impact, Green Crete Technologies, based in Indianapolis, is at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions that ...

We explore the makers and manufacturers exploring the benefits of concrete, whether it's anchoring high-end audio or simply providing a raw aesthetic ...

Today, a one-person concrete contractor has access to more sophisticated business technology than the multi-country construction conglomerate had not that many years ago. And the largest concrete ...

The new brick can be manufactured with a high density, compressive strength, tensile strength and Young's modulus (the ability to withstand changes under lengthwise compression). Researchers led by a ...

Buildings and roads built with a new type of concrete could soon serve as giant batteries capable of powering homes and electric vehicles. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ...

What can concrete made during the Roman Empire help modern engineering develop more efficient concrete? This is what a recent study published in iScience hopes to address as an international team of ...