A team of engineers may have just shaken up the $500B construction industry with a dirt-cheap material that ditches cement entirely. Made from unexpected everyday waste, it’s stronger than you’d think—and built for a hotter, harsher future.
In a Melbourne engineering lab, a team from RMIT University has created a material that could challenge one of the most polluting pillars of modern infrastructure: cement.
By using only soil, water, and recycled cardboard, the researchers developed a... [4254 chars]