Jamming and Unjamming of Granular Materials: Boon to engineers!?

A latest lab-experiment has yielded results worth changing our views towards nature! Researchers have claimed to have understood the mechanism of how granular materials like sand etc. turn solid, by applying force at a particular angle! This research can boon the engineering world and has numerous important applications in industry. Also, it may reveal the law's of nature !
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