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Fehmarnbelt - The world's longest undersea tunnel
Denmark and Germany will soon be connected by an 18km underwater tunnel. The project is expected to be completed in 2029.
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China installs world's longest undersea steel-casing concrete pipe tunnel
China installed the final section of a 6,845-meter-long undersea tunnel in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong Province on June 11.
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Japan creates concrete that does not emit CO2
According to a reporter in Tokyo, researchers in Japan have just announced that they have found a way to make concrete that emits almost no carbon dioxide (CO2) during t…
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China builds mega-dam system in the harshest place on the planet
China is building an unprecedented dam system along its longest river.
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Coffee grounds make concrete 30% stronger
Australian engineers claim they can make concrete nearly 30% stronger by incorporating processed coffee grounds.
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Concrete made from fly ash waste and glass can transmit light
A group of scientists took advantage of waste fly ash and slag at the bottom of a waste-burning power plant to combine glass to create concrete that can transmit light,…
Environment
The world's first carbon-absorbing concrete house
The house in the mountains has a unique design with 3m high walls built from about 2,050 carbon absorbing concrete blocks.
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Huge sewer pipes underneath London
A massive concrete pipeline with a capacity of 1.6 million cubic meters is being built under London to reduce the frequency of wastewater discharges into the River Thame…
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The US military researches bio-concrete that self-heals damage from within
The US military is working to use microorganisms in combination with construction materials such as concrete to create self-healing structures.
Space science
How scientists plan to turn the soil on Mars and the Moon into concrete
Needless to say, many of us may already know that in the near future, if humans live on Mars, the Moon or on any planet in distant space.
Photo library
This stunning urban set of photos explains why Hong Kong is known as the 'concrete jungle'
Photographer Manson's works show the best features of Hong Kong's skyscraper-filled landscape.
Environment
Super durable natural material, if spread on the roof, it won't rot for 300 years
If the average lifespan of reinforced concrete is usually only 50-80 years, this naturally available material has a durability of up to 300 or even 400 years.
Scientific application
Technology turns food waste into edible cement
Research group Kota Machida and Yuya Sakai at the University of Tokyo have developed technology to convert food waste into edible cement for construction purposes.
New technology
What was concrete and meat already? In the near future, wood can also be 3D printed
MIT researchers have developed a new technique that will one day be able to 3D print wood from plants.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Meta for artificial intelligence researching new ways to mix concrete
Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) research team has found a new concrete mixing formula that is harder and more environmentally friendly.