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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...