As any child knows, the best way to build a sandcastle is to use wet sand because it sticks together nicely, whereas a castle made from dry sand will collapse under its own weight. Now, however, ...

The mechanical properties of granular matter are affected by the addition of liquid — however, over a wide range, the actual amount of liquid is unimportant. Now, imaging techniques look inside the ...

There are few home improvement tasks less pleasant than sanding drywall. Wet sanding can make it just a little better. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

If you’re a home renovator or DIYer, it’s likely that most of the sanding you’ve done is dry sanding. This means sanding a surface such as wood or a painted wall directly using sandpaper or a sanding ...