Scientists are searching far and wide for new tools in the battle against rising obesity rates, and lately a promising candidate has emerged from piles of purified sand. A new study has bolstered the ...

Engineered particles of purified sand could be the next anti-obesity therapy as new research from the University of South Australia shows that porous silica can prevent fats and carbohydrates from ...

This prompted the researchers to test whether desert sand could be repurposed using a manufacturing approach that does not rely on conventional cement binding. During a series of trials, the ...