Researchers Look To Nature For Solutions To "Greener," More Sustainable Concrete Production

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are comparing cement paste - concrete's binding ingredient - with the structure and properties of natural materials such as bones, shells and deep-sea sponges. They found that these biological materials are exceptionally strong and durable, partly because of their precise assembly of structures at multiple length scales, from the molecular to the macro level, explains the article, which can be downloaded from: ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/researchers-look-to-nature-for-solutions-to-greener-more-sustainable-concrete-production