MIT: shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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A shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets
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One September day, it started to snow inside MIT's Pierce Laboratory.
Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of . . .
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A shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets
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One September day, it started to snow inside MIT's Pierce Laboratory.
Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of . . .