Swiss TV looks at concrete technology
Prof. Karen Scrivener was consulted by Télé Vaud-Fribourg for their current affairs program, Radar Vaudois. English subtitles available, please click on CC
The BBC consults Karen Scrivener on cement and the climate question
Karen Scrivener was interviewed by the BBC for their podcast The Climate Question for an episode entitled: “Must our future be cast in concrete?“. Jump to Karen’s first answer: here.
Karen Scrivener on CO2 reduction potentials and requirements for education towards it
Prof. Scrivener Interviewed by the Indian Institute of Technology
The Road to Greener Concrete Is Paved With Clay
Among the myriad steps needed to clean up construction, a cement made with heated clay stands out. The Argos plant in Rioclaro, Colombia, can churn out as much as 2.3 million tons of cement a year, used to build everything from dams and bridges to skyscrapers and stadiums. That has helped make Argos the biggest cement (…)
Nanoparticles: from fundamentals to applications in life sciences
The CCMX Winter School will once again take place in Kandersteg, Switzerland. Aiming to bring together a group of no more than 24 PhD students from various research institutions, the course is designed to cover a series of important scientific aspects regarding the development, characterization and application of nanoparticles for medical applications and to provide (…)