Introducing the 3D-Printed, Ocean-Cleaning Eco-Bikini
Finally, the sex appeal shot in the arm that environmental conservatism has been waiting for.
Have you ever found yourself taking a dip off the shores of your favorite beach and wondering, "Gee, I wish I could help clean up the ocean *while* enjoying my leisure time?" Well now, you can!
That's thanks to UC Riverside electrical engineering professor Mihri Ozkan, who recently unveiled The Sponge Suit bikini: a water-repelling, recyclable, and highly porous swimsuit made from carbon materials that actually absorbs many of pollutants currently found in our oceans. As demonstrated in the above video, The Sponge Suit absorbs everything *except* water and traps the contaminants in its pores to keep them from coming into contact with the wearer's skin.
Capable of absorbing up to 25 times its own weight, the Sponge Suit then releases the contaminants it has absorbed when and only when it is heated to temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Source: 3ders [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151013-sponge-suit-3d-printed-bikini-with-clean-tech-material-cleans-water-as-you-swim.html]
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Finally, the sex appeal shot in the arm that environmental conservatism has been waiting for.
Have you ever found yourself taking a dip off the shores of your favorite beach and wondering, "Gee, I wish I could help clean up the ocean *while* enjoying my leisure time?" Well now, you can!
That's thanks to UC Riverside electrical engineering professor Mihri Ozkan, who recently unveiled The Sponge Suit bikini: a water-repelling, recyclable, and highly porous swimsuit made from carbon materials that actually absorbs many of pollutants currently found in our oceans. As demonstrated in the above video, The Sponge Suit absorbs everything *except* water and traps the contaminants in its pores to keep them from coming into contact with the wearer's skin.
Capable of absorbing up to 25 times its own weight, the Sponge Suit then releases the contaminants it has absorbed when and only when it is heated to temperatures above 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Source: 3ders [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151013-sponge-suit-3d-printed-bikini-with-clean-tech-material-cleans-water-as-you-swim.html]
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