Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Cactus-inspired material cleans oily water



Arrays of tiny copper spikes can clean oil from water, mimicking the way cacti pull water out of desert air. Chinese researchers had noticed that cone-shaped cactus spines harvest water from air pushing it to their base. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23574410#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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