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Scrap tires could gain a new purpose as ingredients for construction materials, thanks to research at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Discarded tires are a big problem. Landfills are ...

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SALISBURY — Johnson Concrete of Salisbury has developed a new masonry block — ProBlock — that is lighter, safer, more energy efficient and reshaped for optimum productivity. The company sent a team to ...