The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand. Their report... Read more
A group of scientists recently set out to discover their secret As any graffiti-removal specialist will tell you, sand-blasting is definitely an effective method of removing substance... Read more
Contaminated water can be cleaned much more effectively using a novel, cheap material, say researchers. Dubbed “super sand”, it could become a low-cost way to purify water in the... Read more