Tag: carbon fibres

  • Concrete: a thoroughly modern material

    Concrete: a thoroughly modern material

    Concrete and cement. Words synonymous with solidity and well, staidness. Cement is probably the most ubiquitous building material of the late 20th century – yet it may provide some very 21st century surprises. Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a cement material incorporating carbon nanofibres in its composition, turning cement into an excellent…