Sustained space exploration will require infrastructure that doesn’t currently exist: buildings, housing, rocket landing pads. So, where do you turn for construction materials when they are too big to ...

Researchers in Louisiana are conducting innovative research on geopolymer concrete and providing ways to use a waste byproduct from coal fired power plants and help curb carbon dioxide emissions. Dr.

The Kriven Research Group, based at the University and led by Waltraud Kriven, professor in Engineering, is one of the world’s leading research teams in ceramics. Kriven has six United States patents ...

A crushed geopolymer cube made from simulated lunar topsoil, inset shows magnification of lunar topsoil particles which have been activated and reacted to form the geopolymer binder. Sustained space ...

Summary: The primary objective of this Extremely Durable Cementitious Materials project is to engineer an ultra-acid-resistant low-calcium alkali-activated (geopolymer) cement paste specifically for ...

For all the things Romans got wrong (lead pipes anyone?) did you know we’re still using a less advanced concrete than they did? Consider some of the massive structures in Rome that have passed the ...

No matter how many bags of cement are needed to build rocket landing pads, space-strength buildings, and stable housing on the moon, that number is simply too grand to haul up from Earth. “If we’re ...

A growing number of steel-frame structures are using a new carbon-fiber-reinforced geopolymer mortar for cathodic protection (CP). The conductive mortar helps to carry an electrical current through ...

Researchers are exploring ways to use clay-like topsoil materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement that could be used by astronauts to create building materials for life ...