Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the properties of mixtures of silicone-coated "magic sand", a popular kid's toy, and normal sand. Silicone-coated sand ...

The study of the rheology of suspensions and granular materials occupies a pivotal role at the crossroads of materials science, physics and engineering. This field examines how particulate systems ...

Examples of granular matter: multicolored plastic balls in a playground, gravel, sesame seeds and lentils (clockwise from top left). Images by Julia Kertesz, Martin Olsson, Jitender Kumar and Zyance ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hiroaki Katsuragi and a team from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, have been investigating what happens when water drops of various sizes are allowed to fall from a height of 10 ...

Johns Hopkins engineers have uncovered new details about how granular materials such as sand and rock behave under extreme impacts—findings that could someday help protect the Earth from dangerous ...

Jacqueline Reber receives funding from the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Frontier Science Fund. Did you eat cereal this morning? Or have you walked on a gravel path? Maybe ...

Itai Einav receives funding from Australian Research Council. What looks like ordinary sand, rocks or snow flowing in one direction can actually hide swirling currents that move in multiple directions ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jacqueline Reber, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) Did you eat cereal this ...