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Because concrete, the world’s most-used construction material, is such a major contributor to climate change, it’s worth knowing every detail about how it’s manufactured, according to scientists. A research team is looking into those details down to the atomic level. The lab has published the results of computer modeling studies that detail how dislocations -- screw-like defects –- in raw crystals used for concrete influence how efficiently it can be made.
Image credit: Illustration by Lei Tao
