Concrete

CarbonCure

Oct 14, 2023Comments off

CO2-sequestering concrete block CarbonCure is a precast concrete technology developed to sequester carbon dioxide. The CarbonCure Block System has been installed across North America at

Lucem

Sep 04, 2023Comments off

Light-transmitting concrete Lucem has created a line of concrete products that use embedded optical fibers to transmit light through the concrete and even appear translucent

Luccon

May 17, 2023Comments off

Continuous light-transmitting concrete Luccon represents a new breed of light-transmitting concrete. Unlike other versions that use acrylic rods or optical fibers, Luccon is comprised of

ExoSkeleton

May 02, 2023Comments off

Fabric-formed concrete panel ExoSkeleton is a quilted concrete panel made from organic duck cloth canvas and cast concrete. Two layers of the canvas are quilted

DysCrete

Nov 18, 2018Comments off

Energy-generating concrete DysCrete is a dye-sensitized energy-generating concrete made by coating prefabricated concrete components with layers of organic dyes held in suspension. Dye-sensitized solar cells

Lightning-Processed Concrete

Oct 07, 2018Comments off

Electrodynamic fragmentation-based concrete recycling Although it is possible to recycle concrete, the process typically involves breaking the material down into aggregates that are used as

Smart Concrete

Jul 29, 2018Comments off

Stress-detecting concrete Smart concrete is capable of sensing the increase of stresses and early formation of cracks in concrete. This capacity is achieved by adding

Watershed Block

Jul 01, 2018Comments off

Cement-free concrete masonry unit Watershed Block is an ecologically responsive and attractive replacement for the traditional concrete block (CMU), one of the most commonly used

Functionally Graded Printing

May 06, 2018Comments off

Concrete with spatially varying microstructure Functionally graded materials, or materials with spatially varying composition or microstructure, are ubiquitous in nature. Examples include human bones, palm

Augmented Skin

Apr 01, 2018Comments off

Hybrid concrete casting system Augmented Skin is a custom casting process that enables the creation of complex objects and building components. The technique utilizes different