A Colorado-based company wants to expand a pilot magnesium smelter now operating near Cheyenne as part of an effort to ...

The moon is a harsh place for an average brick. But bacteria, mixed with some bean gum, can help create self-repairing bricks ...

Leveraging a bacterial species to build strong bricks from fine, lunar soil-like material, scientists explore a sustainable ...

Clay Jordan, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks superintendent, said the reopening of Crystal Cave is not only a ...

Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings ... No. 14791-73-2; orthorhombic crystal structure. 2. CAS Reg. No. 13397-26-7; rhombohedral crystal structure. 3. CAS Reg. No.

causes crystals of calcium carbonate to grow." The process solidifies the sand mixture into bio-concrete, ultimately producing a solid that is chemically similar to natural calcareous sandstone.

Calcium carbonate is everywhere. From seashells to eggshells to antacid medicine, it is one of the most abundant minerals on our planet. But scientists still don’t agree on how it forms its many ...

An experiment designed to test the technique could launch on India's first crewed space mission. If all goes to plan, scientists may someday begin building outposts on the moon — and some ...

This study investigates the precipitation of calcium carbonate crystals on a heterogeneous sandstone substrate as a function of chemical supersaturation, temperature, and time. The main objective was ...

Now, Dakota McCoy at the University of Chicago and her colleagues have found that there are transparent calcium carbonate crystal structures in the heart cockle shells that function like fibre ...

In both approaches, some of the injected CO 2 reacts with the cement to become solid calcium carbonate crystals. Both techniques, however, share deal-breaking limitations. They are hindered by low CO ...

BioTech Medics, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired significant organic calcium carbonate assets and intends to begin supplying industry with calcium and produce a number of ...