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Buildings and roads built with a new type of concrete could soon serve as giant batteries capable of powering homes and electric vehicles. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ...

Scientists have been working for the last few years on enhancing concrete – arguably the most common construction material on the planet – to store energy. That includes researchers at Massachusetts ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This year’s Concrete in Life, a popular global photography competition which celebrates the essential role of concrete across the world, has been officially launched. Now in ...

Shah Jahan's 17th-century Shikargarh in Delhi's Jaunti village now lies in ruins, encroached by homes and cattle sheds. Villagers utilize the former royal hunting lodge for livelihood and children ...

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