Salvinia molesta
05/08/2018
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By Janine Acero
Learning from nature: Scientists create new material inspired by leaves to separate oil from water for cleaning up oil spills
Scientists have developed 3-D printed solutions to solve one of the most devastating man-made disasters. They looked at leaf structure to create a material that can separate oil and water, which has potential applications in safer and more efficient oil spill clean-up methods. The researchers used 3D printing to mimic a biological phenomenon in leaves called “Salvinia effect,” […]
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