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Nanoengineered concrete to fight global warming

Nanoengineered concrete to fight global warmingYikesMaybe the Romans, with their extensive use of limestone actually brought about the global cooling we are now suffering by trapping so much CO2 into their extensive road systems. It's a fact that global temperatures are a few degrees cooler from when the Romans were...

Tags: Kilimanjaro, carbon dioxide, ice, bond, sea life, ice age, global warming, Limestone

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

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Could green building materials also be longer lasting?

One thing that frustrates my home renovation expert and bonafide contractor husband to no end is the shoddy quality of the construction materials, fixtures and other doo-dads that his customers buy at a certain uber home supply company that has managed to put most local hardware stores out of business....

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Construction, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-11-26

Nanoengineered concrete to fight global warming

While hundreds of scientists are gathered in Paris to draw plans about how to fight global warming, MIT engineers are also working on the reduction of world emissions of carbon dioxide. As cement, which is the primary component of concrete, accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the worlds total...

Tags: global warming, C-S-H, cement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Blog posts 2007-01-30