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Volcanic Ash Reduces the Energy Required to Manufacture Concrete

MIT engineers working with scientists in Kuwait have found that volcanic rocks, when pulverized into a fine ash, can be used as a sustainable additive in concrete structures. In a paper published online in the Journal of Cleaner Production, the researchers report that, by replacing a certain percentage of traditional …

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Scientists Reveal How Much Dimmer the Sun Will Be By Mid-Century

The Sun might emit less radiation by mid-century, giving planet Earth a chance to warm a bit more slowly but not halt the trend of human-induced climate change. The cooldown would be the result of what scientists call a grand minimum, a periodic event during which the Sun’s magnetism diminishes, …

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Texas A&M working to bring 5G network to B-CS

The Texas A&M Academy for Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies (The Academy) is attempting to establish a 5G wireless research testing site in Bryan-College Station. According to the International Telecommunications Union, 5G generation wireless systems are the proposed next telecommunications standards that operate in the 28, 38 and 60 GHz …

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