Collaborate Disseminate
Sure is coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. But it can also be beautiful — drag a small ball through it in a controlled manner you can make …read more Continue reading Building a Miniature Rainbow Sand Table
So far in this series, we’ve talked about man-made byproducts — Fordite, which is built-up layers of cured car enamel, and Trinitite, which was created during the first nuclear bomb …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: Fulgurites Are Fossilized Lightning
While some byproducts recall an idyllic piece of Americana, others remind us that the past is not always so bright and cheerful. Trinitite, created unintentionally during the development of the …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: the Terrible Beauty of Trinitite
Sand has been used to keep track of the passage of time since antiquity. But using sand to make a persistence of vision digital clock (English translation) is something altogether …read more Continue reading POV Digital Clock Is the Literal Sands of Time
A new industrial-scale ‘sand battery’ has been announced for Finland, which packs 1 MW of power and a capacity of up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for use during those cold polar winters. The new battery will be about 10 times bigger than a pilot plant … Continue reading Giant ‘sand battery’ holds a week’s heat for a whole town
Sandblasters are great for removing paint and rust from surfaces but they’re generally not considered home-use tools, since they must be used with an air compressor. The BLSTRsander is different, however, in that it’s self-contained and compressor-free… Continue reading Compressor-free BLSTRsander is a sandblaster for everyday use
When you think of resources we’re running out of, sand might not be high on your list, but it’s up there thanks to our high demand for concrete. Scientists at Rice University have now shown that substituting graphene can not only save sand, but makes c… Continue reading Graphene replaces sand to make lighter, stronger concrete
The James Webb Space Telescope has made the first direct analysis of clouds on a nearby alien world. These aren’t just made of water vapor but also sand, which would move around the planet much like Earth’s water cycle.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, … Continue reading Sand forms clouds and rain on nearby alien planet, says Webb
When it comes to high-end, high-performance bicycles, most people look to materials like carbon fiber and titanium. Thanks to a technique utilized in the building of the Hypocrite gravel bike, however, aluminum can also fit the bill quite nicely.Contin… Continue reading Hypocrite gravel bike features a sand-casted pressure-formed aluminum frame
When baby sea turtles hatch from their buried eggs, they use their powerful flippers to make their way up through the sand. A new “sand-swimming” robot, inspired by those hatchlings, could one day save lives or even explore other planets.Continue Readi… Continue reading Sand-swimming robot inspired by freshly hatched baby sea turtles