Submission + - Carbon And Boron Nanosponge Cubes Absorb Oil From Water
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have developed a nanosponge of Carbon and Boron which can absorb oil from water, and then be ignited to remove the oil, with the sponge intact and able to be reused. The blocks have very significant potential for usage in the clean up of oil spills.