Bricks made with wool

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 22:10 in Physics & Chemistry

Spanish and Scottish researchers have added wool fibers to the clay material used to make bricks and combined these with an alginate, a natural polymer extracted from seaweed. The result is bricks that are stronger and more environmentally-friendly, according to a new study.

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