July 3, 2025
MIT researchers make breakthrough that could change how we build cities forever
Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, including DMSE postdoc Soroush Mahjoubi, speak to Yahoo! News about a smarter way to make concrete — and it starts with AI.
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Cleaner cement mixes resulting from the best new material combinations could soon be used in sidewalks, bridges, and buildings around the world.
A DMSE-led research team developed an “AI-powered tool that scans scientific literature and over 1 million rock samples to identify materials that can partially replace cement in concrete,” reports Samanatha Hindman for Yahoo! News. The new system could “change how we build cities forever,” says Hindman. “The system sorts materials based on their physical and chemical properties, narrowing them down by how well they hold concrete together when mixed with water (hydraulic reactivity) and how they strengthen it over time (pozzolanicity).”
Read the full story in Yahoo! News.