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Self-Heating Roads

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When it comes to unpredictable winter weather, maintaining safe driving conditions is a major concern. Researchers at the University of Houston came up with self-heating roads which are embedded with sheets of carbon… Continue reading

Contour Crafter

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Contour Crafting is a fabrication process by which large-scale parts can be fabricated quickly in a layer-bylayer fashion. The chief advantages of the Contour Crafting process over existing technologies are the superior surface… Continue reading

Concrete Canvas

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Concrete Canvas (CC) is a fl exible cement impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable waterproof and fire proof concrete layer. Essentially, it‘s concrete on a roll, all you… Continue reading

Smog eating concrete

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2010 Smog eating concrete Jos Brouwers – Technical University Eindhoven Smog is a big problem in big cities. Dutch researchers from the Technical University Eindhoven have developed a smog-eating concrete. Smog (air pollution… Continue reading