Cement production contributes an estimated 6% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, say scientists who are trying to chip away at the pollution problem. Two start-ups, one in Canada and another in ...

Engineers have developed a new test that can predict the durability of cement in seconds to minutes -- rather than the hours it takes using current methods. The test measures the behavior of water ...

One of Japan's leading chemicals/cement manufacturers, Tokuyama Corporation, plan to initiate a 9-month long demonstration test program of CO2 capture technology for the cement plant - the first time ...

Let's end the week with a bit of good news for our future as a species on this floating ball of dirt. Brimstone, a major player in the industrial decarbonization field, just announced that its ...

WASHINGTON -- Tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, but the company and its cementing ...

When people hear the term “slump,” most think about posture; think of concrete slump as "concrete posture." In technical terms, slump is a measured indication of the workability, or flow, of a mix.