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Caption: An oily substance called hexadecane beads up on this new type of membrane created by Purdue materials engineers to separate oil from water. If perfected, the new type of filter might be used for environmental cleanup, water purification and industrial applications. The researchers attached their material to a glass filter commonly used in laboratory research, and the modified filter, pictured here, works by attracting water while repelling oil, traits that are usually mutually exclusive.
Credit: Purdue School of Materials Engineering photo
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