Now, engineers have made concrete that can conduct electricity and produce heat, by mixing in nanocarbon black. Normally, concrete is an insulator against electricity, but recent research has ...

Getty Images) There could be other issues to overcome too – adding more carbon black allows the resulting supercapacitor to store more energy, but it also makes the concrete slightly weaker too.

Black-stained concrete forms the exterior of this home in the mountains of Córdoba by Argentinian studio AR Arquitectos. The Black House is located in the small mountain town of La Calera just ...

Co-judge and GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot said: "The outstanding [winning] images highlight how concrete is so many things - strong and enduring but also touching and beautiful, supporting ...