Very high heat is generated during the polymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) bone cement, which is used for implant fixation in orthopedic surgery. As such, it has been suggested that ...
Researchers found that replacing up to 5% of Portland cement with eggshell powder may improve mortar strength while ...
Bone cement based on magnesium phosphate has extremely favorable properties for its application as a bioactive bone substitute. However, further improvement is still expected due to difficult ...
"When researchers think of nanomaterial reinforcements for concrete, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) come as first option," Andres Ayuela, a research scientist at the Centro de Física de Materiales in San ...
One September day, it started to snow inside MIT's Pierce Laboratory. Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were ...
US: CO 2-sequestering alternative cement developer CarbonCure and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Masic Lab have published a study establishing a new chemomechanical framework for CO 2 ...
Cement production accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emissions, creating urgent demand for innovative mitigation strategies. Conventional carbon-capture approaches often face economic and efficiency ...
Researchers have traced the remarkable durability of Roman concrete to a specific ancient mixing technique that gives the ...