The ancient Romans got the hang of how to use volcanic ash. They used it as an ingredient in their concrete, and the result was buildings like Colosseum in Rome, still standing there today. Giuseppe ...

Blocks of geopolymer mortar made from Taal volcanic ash (TVA) freshly removed from their molds after being left to cure for 24 hours. It was found that the natural presence of iron-rich minerals in ...

Volcanic ash is no ordinary dust: It gets injected into the atmosphere, climbs to the stratosphere, impacts climate, powders roadways and clogs jet engines. The work, "Phases in Fine Volcanic Ash," ...

It's rarely great news when an area gets blanketed in volcanic ash – but University of Barcelona researchers have discovered it has a rare combination of useful properties, which make it remarkably ...

An interesting finding from Europe-based researchers revealed that volcanic ash is more than just a waste as it can be used as heat storage options in solar plants. Agustín Ljósmyndun from Unsplash A ...

Soils derived from volcanic ash are widely distributed across tropical and temperate belts, from the Andes and Japanese archipelago to Indonesian highlands. Their distinctive mineralogy, dominated by ...

A research group in Japan has suggested that ash released from volcanic eruptions on Nishinoshima Island—part of Japan's Ogasawara Islands—led to a temporary surge in phytoplankton levels in the ...

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