That’s right, in this video, you’ll see “a piece of chemically treated cotton cloth [that] is able to separate crude oil from sea water (both from Mexico Gulf) completely within seconds by using gravity alone.” Continue reading to watch.

It can be developed into various effective tools for cleaning up the oil spill in Mexico Gulf. The treated cloth allows water to path through but not oil. The novel surface chemical treatment method is developed by University of Pittsburgh.

[via DviceSlashdot]

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