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MIT Develops "Paper Towel" For Oil Spills

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cleanup-on-ocean-three dept.

TheUnknownCoder writes "MIT scientists have created a Nanowire mesh that can selectively absorb hydrophobic (oil-like) liquids from water up to 20 times its weight. The membrane can be recycled many times for future use, and the oil itself can also be recovered. There's even a video of it in action, removing gasoline from water."

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  1. mod dowcn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    pract1cal purposes, dying. See? It's schemes. Frankly despite the

  2. The Quilted Nano Picker Upper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I bet Bounty is pissssed.