Its last operator, Mexican multinational building materials company Cemex, declined to comment on the closure. The company’s ...

The modern world is held together not by romantic notions of trust or community (though they help), but by thick gray goo. Concrete is the second-most consumed material on the planet after water.

A UC Davis study reveals U.S. material production incurs $79 billion in yearly climate damages; pricing these costs could spur eco-friendly manufacturing. A new study from engineers and economists at ...

Sure, there's too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the construction industry's "awful" productivity.

Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more ... shallow seas rich with the lime for building their shells. It is this solidified soup of ancient oyster bits that ...

BEIJING: China has jailed 15 people for their roles in a building collapse that killed dozens and sparked a public scandal over construction standards, state media said on Thursday (Oct 17).

This advancement has stretched the boundaries of traditional construction techniques and ignited fresh ideas in building design. Innovation in materials and construction systems has been a ...

Planets form from the gradual accretion of smaller pieces of material, referred to as planetesimals. There are two basic categories of planetesimal: differentiated and undifferentiated.

Legal maneuvers and an empire in tatters leave the ownership of the once grand Manhattan skyscraper up in the air. By Philip Kaleta Philip Kaleta reviewed internal documents and court filings in ...

Sustainable materials development is an evolving concept required across all disciplines, with scientists urgently needed to contribute towards initiatives, such as net zero emission targets announced ...

With global challenges in climate, environment, healthcare and economy demand, there is increasing need for scientific experts and entrepreneurs who can develop novel materials with advanced ...