From Popular Mechanics this month. A chemist has developed Obsorb, a glass substance the soaks up petroleum, solvents and other organic contaminants.
A graduate student discovered it accidentally working with molecules for a bomb detecting device. The contaminants can even be squeezed out of the Obsorb with heat so that it can be used again and again.
Way cool !
Popular Mechanics - Pollution Absorbing Substance
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