Super-Absorbent Nanosheets Suck Up Oil Spills Like a Sponge
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Oil slicks, be gone—with this new innovation.
We can't seem to prevent oil spills, so the next best thing is mopping them up. Researchers at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, have come up with a super-absorbent nano sponge which you throw down onto an oil slick like you'd toss a kitchen towel onto spilled coffee.