This house is made from recycled diapers mixed into concrete

Concrete made out of recycled diapers as an alternative of sand may very well be used to construct homes, after a proof-of-principle experiment has proven that the ensuing materials is surprisingly sturdy.

Sand is essential for a lot of constructing supplies, from concrete to plaster to glass, however demand is ready to skyrocket over the coming decades and it’s unclear how a lot sand may be left to extract, which might make it an more and more costly useful resource.

Now, Siswanti Zuraida on the College of Kitakyushu in Japan and …