3D printing of concrete structures including homes has made a dent in the news, but less so when it comes to penetrating the market for new homes or commercial structures. Barriers to progress for ...

A new method lets scientists 3D-print concrete underwater, potentially transforming how bridges, ports, and pipelines are ...

(Nanowerk News) Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world. It can be used in many ways, can be produced locally and is very durable. Its environmental performance, on the other ...

3D printed concrete may lead to a shift in architecture and construction. Because it can be used to produce new shapes and forms that current technologies struggle with, it may change the ...

3D printing has been unlocking new ways to solve bespoke issues for a long time now. One of the more interesting developments isn’t only what it can make, but what materials it can print. More ...

Instead of using more and more concrete and steel, a research team is focusing on intelligent shapes, digital manufacturing, and alternative binders. The aim is to create a climate-friendly building ...

MINSK, 13 August (BelTA) – The holding company Belarusian Cement Company has implemented a project that envisages using a construction 3D printer to print with concrete, representatives of the company ...

Kamal Khayat, seen here with a 3D printer in Missouri S&T University’s Advanced Materials Characterization Laboratory, leads a team that won a $1.4-million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

Professor Gianluca Cusatis and his research team are breaking new ground through the integration of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) into large-scale 3D printing methods as they look to extend ...

Early experiments with graphene predicted that it could increase the strength of concrete by up to 40%. 3D concrete printing definitely makes the list of developing technologies that are changing the ...

Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that ...

“As soon as climate compatibility comes into play we have to look at mineral building materials. And this is where the really big CO2 potential savings can be increased.” says Andreas Trummer, expert ...