Soaking up oil spills with a carbon nanotube sponge

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This sponge is made of carbon nanotubes, and was developed by a team of scientists in China. As you can see, it's surprisingly flexible; it's also lightweight, highly porous, and while it repels water, it absorbs oil products extremely effectively, making it a possible tool for future use in environmental cleanup.
Read the full story at http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/693427/Soaking_Up_Oil_Spills.html .
It is also available in Chinese at http://materialsviewschina.cn/2009/materials/cnts-sponge/ .

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  • I was thinking the same thing :D

  • Super !!!, I only hope this sponge is cheap enough to produce in large scale.

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  • better than ShamWow?

  • wow.. I didnt know nanotubes could be applied to create a Sponge! Learn something new every day.

  • this video is AWESOME

  • It gets bigger?

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