Researchers from Australia and China have designed a smart spongy device capable of capturing water from thin air and releasing it in a cup using the sun’s energy, with impressive performance even in ...

In an industry filled with high-tech drilling gear, why are shale drillers excited about a sponge? Because this one -- called Smart Sponge -- looks to be a great new weapon in the fight to clean up ...

New research published in the journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research describes the development of a smart sponge capable of selectively absorbing oil in water. The research comes from ...

At the recent World Shale Oil & Gas Summit, Abtech Holdings Glenn Rink was handed the award for the best technology innovator of 2012. Their amazing technology? A sponge. Fracking is massively water ...

During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, citizens used social media to share health effects, odor, smoke, whether wildlife was effected, and if there was oil onshore or, as shown here, in the water.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, ...