A brief history of the nature, use and technology of binders in ancient constructions and
buildings is outlined, including the apparent chronological discontinuities related to …

Over recent decades, numerous studies have highlighted the importance of opal,
chalcedony and quartz varieties, chiefly in volcanic, but also in metamorphic and …

Formation of hydrated magnesium carbonate (HMC) cement phases from the carbonation of
brucite has been investigated using synchrotron radiation (SR) based scanning …

Despite the enormous amount of concrete consumed, fundamental understanding on the
structural properties of hydrated oxides in concrete is still an open question. Due to the …

Phase contrast X-ray imaging has huge potential for applications in medical radiography,
imaging of biological samples, discrimination within soft tissues, non-destructive testing …

Diffractive zone-plate lenses are widely used as optics in high-resolution x-ray microscopes.
The achievable resolution in such microscopes is presently not limited by the x-ray …

La industria del cemento es una de las que menos se pueden considerar sustentables, por
la contaminación que causa durante el proceso de fabricación. Sin embargo, estudios …