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Green Bay Packers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell isn't hiding his feelings about turf fields in the NFL.  After his teammate and fellow linebacker Rashan Gary went down with an ACL injury on Detroit's turf field, Campbell…

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Nima Rahbar and Suzanne Scarlata have received $692,386 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve and develop new functions for their Enzymatic Construction Material (ECM), a…

Our primary business targets are affordable housing (G+3 floors), villas, military barracks, and single floor schools, post offices and factories, says whole-time director & senior executive vice-president (buildings) M.V. Satish Our…

New research by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany suggests that living in timber cities could avoid emissions.The new study shows that housing a growing population in homes made of wood rather than…

Engineers at RMIT University have developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing an innovative way to significantly reduce pandemic-generated waste. The RMIT team is the first…

The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit. It captures the imagination -- but sometimes, it might capture a bit too much imagination. Abundant internet claims about the…

Centuries of buildings, bridges, and other constructions have used concrete because of its high strength and simple production. Nevertheless, approximately 8% of global carbon emissions come from cement production. Thus, there are ongoing…

Role of supply- and demand-side strategies in net CO2 emissions associated with the cement and concrete cycle in Japan, 2020–2050. Credit: Nature Communications (2022).…

The Covid-19 pandemic had necessitated an online presence for most retailers. Be it education, hospitality, health, or BFSI services, going digital was the only way to survive in a world where people were afraid to step out. However, as the…

The concrete truck sputters out the last of its contents as it fills the backyard patio of a senior couple in Calgary. Emad Sleiman lets out a laugh that's a mixture of satisfaction and relief. "We've got just enough." Sleiman's local…