Self-sculpting sand could allow spontaneous formation of new tools, duplication of broken mechanical parts
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 05:00
in Biology & Nature
Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale replica of the model.