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Scientists Use Mollusk Shell Secrets to Create Super-Strength Concrete

Yes, mollusks. Mollusks have a special composite material lining their inner shell, known as “nacre.” Nacre, also known as ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

Surprising Carbon-Negative Material Outperforms Concrete in Strength Tests

In the Arizona desert, a lab accident more than a decade ago set in motion the development of a building material that could ...
Purdue University

States consider new science-backed solution to save time and money on concrete infrastructure repair

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Materials and Pavements approves Purdue-invented method as a national standard for estimating concrete strength WEST ...
C&EN

Improving concrete, one of the world’s worst materials

Solving the problem that is concrete—the second-most-used substance, after water, and a candidate for the most harmful to the planet—has inspired a wave of start-ups to develop less harmful ...