Researchers at MIT have proposed a new battery alternative made from very basic materials. Blocks of cement infused with a form of carbon similar to soot could store enough energy to power whole ...

Loren Burnett, the CEO of Prometheus Materials in Longmont, thinks it's time to reconsider the concrete block. His company's proposed alternative is a "bio-cement" first developed at the University of ...

The California Highway Patrol is on the lookout for whoever is leaving large cement blocks in the middle of Interstate 8 near Dunbar Lane. That's right. Cement blocks. So far, the CHP has seen 11 cars ...

One concrete block covers the space of almost four bricks. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi. You have worked your fingers to the bone for years, planning, executing impossible tasks, saving, closing deals, and ...

Thanks to their versatility, concrete blocks have been a feature of UK building sites for nearly a century. Though still almost ubiquitous, a combination of demanding thermal standards, the ...

Concrete is now being used to help save the planet. Introducing ECOncrete, a new product shaped into unique pods. When they are installed along marinas, they can help prevent shoreline erosion and ...

Defective concrete blocks in homes in Co Donegal are failing because of pyrrhotite and not mica, according to a study published in leading international journal Cement and Concrete Research. There ...