▁dio x ide ▁sav ings . ▁ ▁E MC ▁products ▁have ▁been ▁extens ively ▁tested ▁by ▁independent ▁l abs . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" ener get ically ▁modified ▁c ement " ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁where ▁the ▁E MC ▁Activ ation ▁process ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁Vladimir ▁Ron in ▁at ▁L ule å ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁( LT U ). ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁a ▁paper ▁by ▁Ron in ▁et ▁al . ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁The ▁process ▁was ▁ref ined ▁by ▁Ron in ▁and ▁others , ▁including ▁L enn art ▁El f gren ▁( now ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁L T U ). ▁Cont inu ing ▁academic ▁work ▁and ▁research ▁" self - he aling " ▁properties ▁of ▁ener get ically ▁modified ▁c ements ▁is ▁on going ▁at ▁L T U . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁World ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁In vention , ▁Research ▁and ▁In nov ation , ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium , ▁E MC ▁Activ ation ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁with ▁mention ▁by ▁E URE K A , ▁the ▁European ▁inter - g overn ment al ▁( res earch ▁and ▁development ) ▁organisation . ▁ ▁The ▁research ▁work ▁connected ▁with ▁E MC s ▁has ▁received ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁El sa ▁ ō ▁S ven ▁Th ys ells ▁st ift else ▁för ▁kon stru ktion st ek n isk ▁for sk ning