Mixing sand of different densities creates bubbles and branches | Science News

Mixing sand of different densities creates bubbles and branches | Science News

Scientists observed how two layers of dry sand — heavy (white) and light (black) — can mix in fluidlike ways in a chamber. The grains are spurred into motion as the chamber vibrates and gas flows up from the bottom. In the first clip, the lighter layer of sand begins to bubble and stream up … Read more