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THE King’s New Year Honours list is out – and a number of people from the Vale of Glamorgan have been handed prestigious honours.

Concrete aggregate made from the rubble of buildings destroyed by war in Syria can be used as an alternative to the raw materials in concrete, researchers have found.

Researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield are developing processes and technologies for the s...

Using alkali-activated materials to develop sustainable construction materials Researchers investigating how we can replace carbon-heavy traditional cement with cement made from alkali-activated materials, creating a sustainable alternative for a vital part of a city’s construction infrastructure. Off Currently, manufacturing cement is one of the most significant ways the construction of cities contributes to emissions. 0.8 tonnes of CO 2 is produced per tonne of cement, an...