If there’s one material that shapes the bones of nearly every modern structure, it’s cement. From small DIY projects to sprawling infrastructure, cement is the backbone that supports construction work ...

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Cement is a mixture of several different types of rocks, crushed and heated to very high temperatures, and then ground to a superfine dust to use in the production of concrete. Typically, cement ...

Photo of workers pouring concrete from a bird's eye view. Manufacturing the cement that binds the world’s concrete structures releases massive amounts of CO 2 into the atmosphere. Credit: Shutterstock ...