Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a move that could accelerate the transition to "green concrete," two of the world's major cement producers are investing $75 ...

Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere using an unlikely source: rocks. The process involves heating common minerals, so they ...

The breakthrough could lead to more durable—and drastically safer—buildings.

HOLYOKE — Sublime Systems will pause work on its Holyoke plant and cut its workforce by 10%. Sublime Systems, the Somerville and Holyoke startup planning to revolutionize cement making, and do it in ...

A new cement-making process could shift production from being a carbon source to a carbon sink, creating a carbon-negative version of the building material, researchers report March 18 in Advanced ...

Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering landfill ...

HOLYOKE – Sublime Systems, a Massachusetts-based innovator that wants to scale up in Holyoke, has secured a $46.7 million investment tax credit likely to accelerate its growth and job creation.

As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers around the globe are exploring ways to capture CO 2 from the air and store it deep underground. The method transforms CO2 into valuable, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used ...