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Researchers have analyzed an extensive collection of sand samples from so-called megaripple fields around the world and gained new insights...
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These beaches boast stark white sand that beautifully contrasts with azure waters and painted skies. Beach lovers often remark on...
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand...
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 05 November 2021 A laboratory ‘roundabout’ helps scientists to determine the types of barrier that can halt an...
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Cambridge scientists have used downscaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape, revealing the conditions that...
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Northwestern University engineers have added a new capability to electronic microchips: flight. About the size of a grain of sand,...
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Sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally...
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Italy's Viviana Bottaro performs in the kata event of karate competition on Thursday. Alexander Nemenv/AFP/Getty ImagesWe're heading into the final...
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Fifty-seven years ago, when the Summer Games were last held in Tokyo, the average high temperature was about 68 degrees...