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Sand at the Beach
by: John RussellPosted on: July 27, 2026July 30, 2026

Getting into the nitty gritty of sand 

From scorching feet to the perfect sandcastle to the silicon in phones, materials scientist Shu Yang explains the surprising physics hiding in a single handful of beach sand.

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