Deepwater Horizon Disaster Payout Announced by US Justice Department
A new cash settlement will be given to the Gulf of Mexico science and restoration project, due to the federal charges related to the 2010…
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Water-Repellent Ferrous Nanoparticles May Help Clean Oil Spills
By using water-repellent ferrous nanoparticles that mix with oil and can be separated from water by using magnets, MIT researchers have developed a new technique…
Clean Space Initiative to Target Orbital Debris
Scheduled to be implemented by 2015, the Clean Space initiative aims to reduce the environmental effect of Europe’s space activities, cutting waste and pollution on…
RoboJelly May Patrol Oceans, Clean Oil Spills and Detect Pollutants
Researchers are working on autonomous robot jellyfish that will conduct military surveillance, clean oil spills, and monitor the environment. The robotic creatures are called RoboJelly,…
Anthrax Decontamination Foam Used for Meth Lab Cleanup
Sandia has found another use for their decontamination foam that was used to decontaminate federal office buildings and mailrooms during the 2001 anthrax attacks. Researchers…
CleanSpace One Satellite Will Remove Space Debris
CleanSpace One, developed by the Swiss Space Center at EPFL, is a project to develop and build the first group of satellites that will remove…
Researchers Develop Magnetic Soap to Clean Up Oil Spills
Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a new kind of soap, composed of iron-rich salts that were dissolved in water, that responds to…
