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Construction is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, so finding new materials and methods is a crucial goal. Researchers at Flinders University have now developed a new type of ...

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When an Indian engineering student visited a traditional brick kiln, he was appalled at what he saw. “My moment of reckoning came during that field trip,” says Abhishek Banerjee, recalling the 2016 ...