Posted on 06/01/2008 7:38:12 AM PDT by zimfam007
"Catastrophic oil spills may soon be cleaned up using super-absorbent towels made from nanowires and impervious to water, U.S. and Japanese researchers say."
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
Blotting up the oil was ok, it was the hot water/steam cleaning that caused the damage.
Wow. I’ve never heard of this before. You know, it is really amazing what these geniuses come up with. Very cool.
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