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 you live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it into a new construction material that's perfect for pavements – and it can help reduce the need to destructively extract sand from rivers.

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Category: Materials, Science

Tags: Sand, Concrete, Desert, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Wood