The secret to stronger cement has been hiding inside waste shrimp shells all along, says a new paper - ZME Science

An unexpected material can help greatly improve the properties of modern cement.

Our cement can be significantly stronger — if we make it shrimp-flavored. Image via Pixabay. Well, not exactly. But the addition of nanoparticles obtained from waste shrimp shells into cement paste… [+4853 chars]

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