This living fungus-based building material can repair itself over a month
It's not ready to replace cement just yet, but it's really promising.
Tag: cement
Scientists Just Made Cement 17x Tougher — By Looking at Seashells
Cement is a carbon monster — but scientists are taking a cue from seashells to make it tougher, safer, and ...
Making cement and bricks out of the gemstone olivine could cut CO2 emissions by 11 percent
Cement and clay bricks could be replaced with olivine-based alternatives.
Buildings grown by bacteria — it’s not as crazy as it sounds, and it’s actively researched
Could the future's buildings be... alive?
Bacteria-laden materials point the way to living, growing, healing buildings
It's not ready yet, but it is promising.
Astronauts mix cement in space station, pave way for buildings on other worlds
Researchers have shown that cement can work in space. Next-up: concrete.
Building houses with bacteria
Houses of the future might be built with bacteria - at least partially. It may sound like science fiction, but ...
Modern ‘alchemy’ turns cement into semiconducting metal
Sure, this transmutation might not be as spectacular as that of lead into gold, but it most certainly would have ...
