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Neat News 2024-267 (added 2024-10-25)

Cork to clean water

© Thomas [CC BY 2.0]

It has been discovered that cork can be treated by a laser so that it is possible to use it to absorb oil. This way it can be employed to clean water from crude oil spills.

related: #cork #oil_spill #water

News seen at: SciTechDaily - Physics

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