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Scientists turn old carpets into crack-resistant concrete for a greener future
Concrete samples made using carpet fibers ... The team is working with Professor Andrzej Cwirzen at Luleå University of ...
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Carpet waste makes concrete crack-proof, boosts strength by 40% — Aussie engineers
RMIT University in Australia has discovered this new way to turn waste carpet fibers into a key component for crack-resistant ...
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Carpet fibers can stop concrete cracking
Engineers in Australia have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibers, rolling out ...
Palo Alto Networks warns users of dangerous security threat affecting firewalls
Palo Alto Networks has revealed it was recently made aware of an alleged vulnerability in its firewall offering which could allow threat actors to remotely execute malicious code.
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HS2 concrete provision surpasses halfway mark at Chattle Hill
Balfour Beatty VINCI, a joint venture (JV) handling the construction of the High Speed Two (HS2) railway in the UK, has ...
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Carpet fibers stop concrete cracking
Engineers in Australia have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibres, rolling out ...
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3D Printing Revolutionises Water Infrastructure
The establishment of a temporary 3D concrete printing hub at Wigan Wastewater Treatment ... The practical outcomes of this technology are already evident, with polymer spare parts delivering ...
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This concrete is made by the greatest threat to mankind: You won’t believe what it’s made of
In a history-making move, CarbonCure Technologies announced that they have saved more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon ...
3D-printed homes, cheaper and faster to build, break ground in American Midwest
Building a home in less than a week for a fraction of the cost may sound unrealistic, but an Ohio company is making it happen ...
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Weiss/Manfredi wraps University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus with faceted precast concrete panels
A pair of flat-top concrete pyramids designed by New York City–based architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi now anoint the entrance ...
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"Can't decide if it's out of place or fittingly random" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Melbourne with a curved roof and textured concrete walls, ...
After a century, concrete plant that helped build LA makes way for an apartment tower
By 1924, concrete from the La Brea plant was being used to pave streets in Los Angeles, the magazine said. Customers included ...