Traditional concrete blocks tend to have high levels of carbon, due to both the cement needed to make them and the steam-proofing process involved. Block-Lite is working with partners to reduce and ...

The new brick can be manufactured with a high density, compressive strength, tensile strength and Young's modulus (the ability to withstand changes under lengthwise compression). Researchers led by a ...

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 ...