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A smart filter with a shape-shifting surface that can separate oil and water using gravity alone, an advancement that could be useful in cleaning up environmental oil spills, among other applications, say its University of Michigan developers.
ABOUT THE PROFESSOR: Assistant Professor Anish Tuteja teaches in the U-M Materials Science and Engineering Department . His research group, Polymers, Surfaces and Interfaces (PSI), is focused on using polymers to address some of the key challenges in the areas of renewable energy and environmental science.
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George says: January 25, 2013 at 6:44 pm |
What is the answer!!!???