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Hydrophilic Powder Used To Save Library Books

Posted by timothy on from the ultimate-kitty-litter dept.

VersatilePrimate writes "Wired News has a story about a polymer that can instantaniously suck 2000 times in its body weight of water. Super Slurper, a starch-based polymer with a powerful thirst, has been employed in diapers and filters, but researchers want to turn the page and develop a different application: drying waterlogged books."

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  1. The ultimate battle... by greenhide · · Score: 4, Funny

    This stuff vs. the Super Big Gulp...

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    Karma: Chevy Kavalierma.
  2. Consequently by kurosawdust · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a related story, the number of borrowable copies of Short Stories to Read While You Kayak jumped up 7,000%...