LCI International News, August 11th, 2020. To fight against the oil spill that threatens Mauritius, several organizations are asking for hair to make oil-soaking booms. Read the full article here:...

Sruogos, kurios krenta ant žemės jus kerpant, gali padėti gelbėjant pasaulį. Skamba keistai ir neįtikėtinai, tačiau tai yra tiesa – mat žmonių plaukais yra valoma nafta vandens telkiniuose išsiliejusi nafta. CONTINUE READING...   Lrytas, Jun 23rd, 2020  ...

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  CONTINUE READING...   Washington Post, Jun 24th, 2019   https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/contact-lenses-corks-and-christmas-lights-can-all-be-recycled-heres-how/2019/06/24/49e7694c-92d2-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html

Mental Floss, April 22nd, 2019 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94632/6-creative-recycling-efforts-around-globe

It’s an unlikely ending for something as glamorous as hair extensions or as mundane as the clippings from a hairdresser’s floor, but tonnes of human hair are being swept up and knitted together to soak up oil spills from our oceans. CONTINUE READING...  ...

Here's a perfect example of analyzing a material's properties, then exploiting them to solve a problem. In 1989 an Alabama man named Phil McCrory was watching footage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on television. The sad footage showed an otter drenched in oil--and...