• Updated: 09/06/2021 - 17:54
The capabilities of sand are being explored more than ever as desertification impacts the globe and Earth’s soil is converted into an infertile mix of dust and sand.
With 75 percent desert land, the UAE has survived such environments for millennia and unearthed its hidden benefits, which is attracting the attention of international scientists today.
It’s all sedimentary
Sand is already the second most used natural, and non-renewable, resource after water.
It is modified to make everyday products from simple glassware and cosmetics to high-tech solar panels, cell phone screens, and silicon microchips.
Its most popular use is in construction as the main component of concrete and mortar.
UAE-based Mawarid Holding Company has signed a long-term co-operation agreement with agri-tech startup Desert Control for the greening of the desert and ensuring food security resources and boosting the afforestation and cultivation system in the region.
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