Although we've seen many materials designed for removing oil spills from water, many of them are single-use, ultimately ending up in landfills. Now, however, scientists have created an oil-absorbing ...

Removing oil spills from bodies of water is a difficult business, with various approaches having met with mixed results over the years. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Forestry believe they may ...

Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.

Scientists from the University of Toronto and Imperial College London have developed a new sponge that they believe could help clean up water that has been contaminated by offshore drilling. The ...

(Nanowerk News) Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt — from contaminated water, ...

There’s a good chance that there’s lead in your drinking water: A 2021 analysis from the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council found that 186 million Americans were drinking water with lead ...