Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that ...
In a first for communications, researchers in Sweden 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on the tips of optic fibers—surfaces as small as the cross section of a human hair. The advance could enable ...
NEWARK, Del, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global silica sand market for glass making is highly influenced by demand for glass from the food & beverage industry, as a majority of manufacturers ...
Juliana Grilo, program director at Frost Science Museum, and Nathan Rubin, a student at the University of Miami, record measurements of how tall sea oats are growing. A study hosted at Frost Science ...
Coastal engineers in Florida rebuild the beaches after hurricanes but their job is getting harder. Options to restore sand range from sand bypassing, which involves scooping up sand and carrying it ...
SAND is running out across the world amid fears there may not be enough to make two billion Covid jab glass vials, experts warn. Before the pandemic, there was already a shortage of sand which is the ...
When lightning strikes the beach or desert, the electricity vaporizes the sand in less than a second, creating a geological phenomenon you might have to see to believe. The sand vaporizes as the ...
The word “local” has become synonymous with sustainability, whether it’s food, clothes or the materials used to construct buildings. But while consumers can probably go to a local lumberyard to buy ...