(phys.org)

This discovery, published in the journal Nature, could provoke “an absolutely massive change” by providing low-cost and low-emission cement at scale, said Julian Allwood, who co-authored the research.

I didn’t appreciate the distinction between cement and concrete…or the environmental impact — “nearly eight percent of human-caused CO2 emissions” — of the soaring demand for concrete, which is “already the most widely used construction material on Earth.” Sounds like this could be a huge development.