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12/28/2008

#3 - Pollution Eating Concrete

J0234555[1]-MSCA-TX-Active An Italian company has invented a concrete that takes pollution out of the air. It is self-cleaning so it always looks white. But more than that, it neutralizes air pollutants thus improving the quality of the air nearby.  In the United States its first use will be near schools to reduce the effects of pollutants.

Category: MATERIALS

Google: TX Active cement   
or http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/tx-active-a-new-pollution-eating-cement-for-europe/
 
Source: Engadget;
graphic: Microsoft Office Home

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at the Global Dialogue Center

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