LumiCrete can be applied to new and existing concrete surfaces and works by storing light energy then gradually releasing the energy as visible light.

To the average person the word concrete ... vibrant colors. White cement also yields greater reproducibility and consistency of color. For maximum brightness, particularly in the light pastel ...

Research shows that building lighter-colored ... reflective aggregates, light-reflective surface coatings or lighter paving materials like concrete, they can triple the albedo, sending more ...

such as white paint and light-colored asphalt. It turns out that adding luminescent materials can help even more. Anna Laura Pisello and colleagues at the University of Perugia are trying to ...

Who knew concrete could be so cool? The Bavarian city of Bad Staffelstein recently unveiled a newly-renovated thermal bath topped with a light-transmitting concrete cave. The cave’s shell ...