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Sucking up crude oil with laser-treated cork

14 May 2024
Cork cleans up marine oil spills
Oil recovery system The researchers envision that femtosecond laser-treated cork could be used to clean up large-scale marine oil spills. (Courtesy: Yuchun He)
New research suggests that laser-treated cork could be used to tackle crude oil spills. In a study p

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