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May 22, 2007

Researchers have created bricks from fly ash that look and perform like normal bricks.

Researchers have developed bricks that look and perform like normal bricks yet are crafted from fly ash, a waste produced by coal-fired power plants.

Credit: Henry Liu, FPC


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