In this episode on Tekniq, we learn how clay bricks are formulated, making lightweight foam concrete blocks, machinery like ...

Design studio Atelier NL is finding new uses for some of the four million cubic metres of clay being unearthed by the widening of the Maas river in the Netherlands. Atelier NL founders Nadine Sterk ...

Recent studies reveal that integrating ashes from cigarette filters into clay for brick-making can be a game-changer. Using ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Using magnetic traces preserved in iron oxide grains within ...

For the first time, a group of researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. Currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, the clay brick originates from ...

One concrete block covers the space of almost four bricks. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi. You have worked your fingers to the bone for years, planning, executing impossible tasks, saving, closing deals, and ...

The idea behind the research was straightforward but had barely been tested before. Eggshells are mostly calcium carbonate, the same mineral found in limestone, and when fired at high temperatures ...

Bricks are an essential construction material used extensively around the world. Each year, nearly 1500 billion bricks are produced globally. However, according to the PWC report, Melbourne is facing ...