For years, scientists have been inspired by nature to innovate solutions to tricky problems, even oil spills – manmade disasters with devastating environmental and economic consequences. A new study takes a cue from leaf structure to fabricate material that can separate oil and water, which could lead to safer and more efficient oil spill clean-up methods.
from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320141315.htm
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