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The dispersion and self-assembly of sands in water (click to see the movie)

The dispersion phase of sands in glyceryl (click to see the movie)

The dispersion and self-assembly of sands in 1% aqueous polyox solution (sequence 1)

Click to see the movie of initial dispersion	Elapsed time: 3 minutes	Elapsed time: 10 minutes
Elapsed time: 30 minutes	Elapsed time: 2 hours	Click to see the movie clip which shows the process of the assembly of two clusters of particles.
Elapsed time: 5 hours	Elapsed time: 12 hours	Elapsed time: 24 hours

The dispersion and self-assembly of sands in 1% aqueous polyox solution (sequence 2)

Click to see the movie of initial dispersion	Elapsed time: 20 minutes	Elapsed time: 1 hour
Elapsed time: 2 hours	Elapsed time: 5 hours	Elapsed time: 12 hours
Elapsed time: 24 hours