This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement ...

The cement industry is a major source of global carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists are now turning this excess carbon ...

His write-up gives a basic introduction to glassmaking and shows the difference between using sand alone, and using sodium carbonate to reduce the melting point. He produces a few brittle barely ...

My general philosophy is to use experiments and models to understand some key process – for example, abrasion of carbonate sand – then move to a modern environment to test how well these models work ...

Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid ...

Coral sand, also referred to as biogenic sand, isn’t just made up of material that’s passed through a parrotfish. The movement of the ocean is abrasive and can also wear down calcium carbonate ...