The production process for cement requires grinding and heating limestone in industrial kilns at temperatures as high as 2,800° F. That creates “clinker,” which is the base element of most types of ...

One of the biggest problems in dealing with carbon dioxide emissions is the making of the key component of cement: lime (calcium oxide). Now, a small company with the cute name Sublime Systems appears ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new cement-making process could sharply reduce pollution from one of the world's most carbon-intensive ...

There’s hardly anything on this planet that’s more widely in demand than concrete. And while we need the essential building material for infrastructure, housing, and beyond, it comes at a high climate ...

A 2023 study published in Science Advances identified the mechanism that has kept Roman harbors, aqueducts, and seawalls ...