Desert Control is using UAE's desert as a testing ground for their natural clay liquid, which is nearly as thin as water

 

Norwegian start-up Desert Control claims  it can efficiently fight desertification  by spraying sand with Liquid NanoClay (LNC) and turning it into soil in a matter of hours. Fighting desertification for decades, using everything from tensile shrubs to tree barriers, but now a new company claims it's getting much better results in just seven hours under the same harsh conditions. Invented by Norwegian scientist Kristian Olesen in the early 2000s, Liquid NanoClay is the secret behind Desert Control's amazing achievements. When this amazing invention is sprinkled on sand, it drips and filters the sand, turning it into water-retaining soil for plants to germinate and thrive.

Desert Control is currently targeting the United Arab Emirates, a rich market that currently imports about 90 percent of its food because it is very difficult to grow anything in this desert environment. The technology is  already proven, turning arid desert into dirt, but there are still cost constraints. CNN reports that treatment costs range from $2 to $5 per square meter (11 square feet), which isn't exactly cheap considering the vast acreage that 

 needs to treat with Liquid NanoClay  for agricultural projects to make sense , are not cheap. However, Desert Control plans to develop facilities capable of producing large quantities of liquid NanoClay, which would significantly reduce the price.