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A new UCLA-led study reveals how graphene oxide, a carbon-based nanomaterial, can be incorporated into cementitious mixtures to produce higher-performance concrete

Concrete has a guilt problem. Every tonne of cement you pour into a dam, a bridge, a housing block, carries with it roughly 800 kilograms of carbon dioxide released during manufacture, roughly twice the weight of the cement itself. The industry accounts for about 8 percent of global CO2 emissions, which puts it on a par with all the world’s cars put together, or thereabouts. And yet fixing it has…

If you want to refresh the look and feel of the outside of your home, new siding is a great place to start. […]