A new, absorbable material from Empa wood research could be of assistance in future oil spill accidents: a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge. The light material absorbs the oil spill, remains ...

In a city, managing where rainwater or snow-melt goes is an immensely complex challenge. While grassy and planted areas can absorb water, impervious materials like concrete, asphalt, and roofing ...

video: Water rise within a cellulose (kitchen) sponge, and then within a bread pore coalescence. This material relates to a paper that appeared in Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by ...

A kitchen sponge wicks water upward by filling microscopic holes that quickly tear themselves apart. Sponges are often made from plant cellulose, a porous material also used to manufacture paper. A ...