Magnetic soap could suck up oil spills

A team of international scientists has invented a magnetic soap that could revolutionise the clean-up of dangerous oil spills. It's the first cleaning surfactant that responds to magnets. The team, led by Bristol University Professor of Chemistry Julian Eastoe, created a liquid soap containing iron atoms which help form tiny particles. Jim Drury reports.

Reuters | January 27, 2012

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