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Mixing Martian regolith with the literal blood, sweat, and tears of future Mars inhabitants could make for a great concrete for a habitat.

Scientists Suggest Harvesting Blood From Mars Colonists to Construct Future City

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have come up with a new way to store energy inside a modified concrete, a potential solution to a growing energy storage problem.

New Concrete That Stores Electricity Could Turn Whole Homes Into Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

Processed coffee grounds could also help cut down the environmental impact of extracting sand by partially replacing it in concrete mixtures.

Science & Energy

Adding Waste Coffee Grounds Makes Concrete 30 Percent Stronger

By Frank Landymore

MIT researchers have figured out a way to create a supercapacitor simply by mixing cement, and a fine charcoal product called carbon black.

MIT Scientists May Have Found a Cheap Way of Storing Huge Amounts of Energy in Cement

By Victor Tangermann

The future of architecture could be knitted concrete, a technique in which a textile serves as the basis for a concrete structure.

Science & Energy

Watch the First Knitted Concrete Structure Take Shape

By Kristin Houser

Glow-in-The-Dark Cement May Be Coming to a Road Near You

Glow-in-The-Dark Cement May Be Coming to a Road Near You

By Arra Dianne Hifarva