New Atlas

Wood scraps turn 'useless' desert sand into concrete

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes ...
Tech Xplore

Can desert sand be used to build houses and roads?

The world may be running out of sand suitable for concrete. Researchers are therefore testing a possible solution for using ...
WPBF

If you want to cool off in the ocean, you have to get past the hot sand first!

LITTLE MORE SOUTH IN JUNO BEACH TO EXPLAIN THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HOT SAND. >> WE ALL KNOW SAND GETS HOT AND IF YOU’VE EVER WONDERED WHY - ITS BECAUSE OF SANDS HIGH DENSITY AND ITS HEAT CAPACITY. SAND ...

Village of Kronenwetter board approves sand mine permit

The board will now begin to draft and approve conditions.

Palm Beach's shoreline continues to gain sand, consultant says

Since 1990, Palm Beach's 12.2-mile shoreline has gained 5.75 million cubic yards of sand, the town's coastal consultant Mike ...
CNBC

A sand shortage? The world is running out of a crucial — but under-appreciated — commodity

Sand is the world's most consumed raw material after water and an essential ingredient to our everyday lives. Yet, the world is facing a shortage — and climate scientists say it constitutes one of the ...