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Entries from July 2009

Sponging Up Sulfur

July 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Sponges are the go-to implement for mopping in the house. Now there’s a cleantech sponge that can soak up sulfur and mercury.
Northwestern University scientists have discovered a spongelike black material they call chalcogelsЧанти за лаптоп. It’s composed of metal sulfur atoms.
The researchers claim the newly found material can process and desulphurize twice as much crude [...]

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Tags: Biomaterials · On Campus · Water