Recent investigations in granular media dynamics and impact mechanics have significantly advanced our understanding of how granular materials respond to intrusions, vibrations, and impacts across a ...
Examples of granular matter: multicolored plastic balls in a playground, gravel, sesame seeds and lentils (clockwise from top left). Images by Julia Kertesz, Martin Olsson, Jitender Kumar and Zyance ...
Johns Hopkins engineers have uncovered new details about how granular materials such as sand and rock behave under extreme impacts—findings that could someday help protect the Earth from dangerous ...
Jacqueline Reber receives funding from the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Frontier Science Fund. Did you eat cereal this morning? Or have you walked on a gravel path? Maybe ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jacqueline Reber, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) Did you eat cereal this ...