More information: Kaniaw Marof et al, Enhancing thermal insulation in cement mortar with silica aerogel and recycled PET ...

They developed the cement mortar mix by replacing sand with silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic which they then showed improved thermal insulation and weighs less. Aerogels are known for their ...

When you mix the three ingredients above to make fresh mortar, the cement and lime coat each grain of sand much like adding ...

Reference: Kaniaw Marof and Lidija Šiller, “Enhancing thermal insulation in cement mortar with silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic’’, Construction and Building Materials, 467 (2025 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and systemic racial iniquities during the summer of ...

They developed the cement mortar mix by replacing sand with silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic which they then showed improved thermal insulation and weighs less. ... Marof K, Šiller L. Enhancing ...

Enhancing thermal insulation in cement mortar with silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic. Construction and Building Materials , 2025; 467: 140320 DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140320 Cite This ...

A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel which improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed by Newcastle University researchers. The team hope this new building ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and systemic racial iniquities during the summer of 2020.

Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and systemic racial iniquities during the summer of 2020.

“It’s more than brick and mortar.” Crews started work Monday to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House.

"It's more than brick and mortar." Crews started work Monday to remove the large yellow "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street one block from the White House.