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Device Skates Between Oil, Water

Posted June 14, 2012 8:48 AM

From Chemical & Engineering News: NanoFocus:

Nanoscience: An oil-repellant coating that works underwater could lead to robots that can clean oil spills

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Re: Device Skates Between Oil, Water

06/14/2012 9:18 AM

...and aspirin and paracetamol are two home remedies for headaches.

Here's another solution: don't let any oil leak in the first place.

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Re: Device Skates Between Oil, Water

06/14/2012 9:26 AM

If party A creates an oil spill from their negligence, it's nice to know that party B has the resources readily available to clean up the mess.

I'd like to think that there might be more strict enforcement of regulations after the few bad oil spills we've had.

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Re: Device Skates Between Oil, Water

06/15/2012 1:57 PM

Hear hear!!!

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