The PSI Laboratory for Waste Management is the Swiss competence center for geological repository systems with a focus on radioactive waste, engineering barriers and environmental geochemistry.
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“Watching concrete set is a lot more exciting than you might think”
Grey, hard, boring – for most people, these three words adequately describe concrete as a material. John Provis has a different view. This scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has devoted his research career to this ubiquitous and economically important building material. He hopes to unlock the secrets of concrete.
AI paves the way towards green cement
The cement industry produces around eight percent of global CO₂ emissions – more than the entire aviation sector worldwide. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed an AI-based model that helps to accelerate the discovery of new cement formulations that could yield the same material quality with a better carbon footprint.
Prestigious funding for three research projects at PSI
John Provis is studying concrete and the complex interplay between its many components. The aim is to develop a better understanding of this building material and make it more sustainable. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/Mahir Dzambegovic
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