{"id":8616,"date":"2024-10-28T19:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=8616"},"modified":"2024-10-28T19:26:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:26:31","slug":"breakthrough-in-sustainable-3d-printed-concrete-reduces-carbon-emissions-by-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/breakthrough-in-sustainable-3d-printed-concrete-reduces-carbon-emissions-by-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough in Sustainable 3D-Printed Concrete Reduces Carbon Emissions by 31%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A team of researchers from the University of Virginia has created a more eco-friendly, printable concrete by incorporating graphene into LC2 cement. 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