Desert sand is made hydrophobic be adding the additive SP-HFS 1609. The additive creates a capilliary breaking hydrophobic encapsulation of the sand making it resistant to salts, particularly sodium ...

WEBVTT ANOTHER COLD FRONT COMES IN. JENNIFER: MIRI, I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME PLAY WITH THIS. I'M HERE WITH CLAIRE. SHE'S GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE HYDROPHONIC SAND. SAND THAT DOESN'T ...

It's sand that is afraid of water!! Incredible!! You may have seen sand sold in toy stores called 'Magic Sand' and when you put it into water it never gets wet! Well here is a fun and easy science ...

(Nanowerk News) On a cool winter day, Emirati engineer Fahd Mohammad Saeed Hareb peers into a bubble of water atop a tiny pile of sand cupped in his hands. Amazingly, the water bubble does not drain ...

So the sand is inside polyethylene sheets like this roll of fiberglass insulation. The waterproof sand is the filler. Some people are concerned about plastic being used on such a large scale or the ...

Nanotechnology may conjure up images of tiny robots, or machines in our blood stream, but what about really cool dirt? DIME, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, has licensed a nanotech ...

Ready for a mind-blowing science experiment? Learn how to make your own hydrophobic sand that magically stays dry, even when you put it in water! All you need is some regular sand and a can of fabric ...

The Winter Olympic Games are less than a month away. Did you know athletes from around the world will use science to help them win big. Our “science guy” Jason Lindsey and a kid scientist use a ...

Hydrophobic sand aka magic fairy dust isn’t something new. But seeing the effects of in action is always impressive. Just watch it go from sand into this metallic goo once it sinks into a cup of water ...

Weird stuff happens when water hits hydrophobic substances. In this case, water and hydrophobic sand turn into a “liquid marble” in this video. It’s like watching the T-1000 get mobbed by fire ants.

Claire Nicholls with the Maryland Science Center shows how to make hydrophobic sand. “Her Publicist’s Face Says It All”: People Are Appalled At This Viral Clip Of Cynthia Erivo Repeatedly Being Called ...