3-D printed hexapod (pink) and dolosse (yellow) sand (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

3-D printed hexapod (pink) and dolosse (yellow) sand

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By adjusting grain shapes, the team at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) could explore how microscopic geometry changes the behavior of an entire pile. Hexapod (pink) and dolosse (yellow) sand 3D-printed by Carmen Farr from the Ren group at ISTA.

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