The team of employees of the University of California has developed a unique swimsuit that take care of the ecology of water resources, filtering pollutants in the water around the owner. The swimsuit looks like a sexy bikini, inside is a 3D-printed elastic grid with built-in opaque plates made of sponge substance. It is a super-aborbent that can absorb only harmful pollutants and repel water. Thus, the cells of the sponge can be filled exclusively by pollutants. The collected substances are stored inside the material and do not come into contact with the user. The only way to extract them is to heat the sponge to 1000 Celsius. The grid built in bikini is designed for 20 such extracts, after which it will begin to lose absorbent properties. The swimsuit itself, according to the developers, is easy, and the sponge is able to collect pollution 25 times more than its own weight. The question arises – how to walk on yarn or swim with such weight and volume of ladies? In any case, while the 3D-printed swimsuit is only a prototype. However, a team of developers hopes for the widespread widespread of the spongy substance in the future, and also plans to release not only bikini, but also shorts for surfers and wetsuit so that everyone can take part in the purification of water resources.
The team of employees of the University of California has developed a unique swimsuit that take care of the ecology of water resources, filtering pollutants in the water around the owner. The swimsuit looks like a sexy bikini, inside is a 3D-printed elastic grid with built-in opaque plates made of sponge substance. It is a super-aborbent that can absorb only harmful pollutants and repel water. Thus, the cells of the sponge can be filled exclusively by pollutants. The collected substances are stored inside the material and do not come into contact with the user. The only way to extract them is to heat the sponge to 1000 Celsius. The grid built in bikini is designed for 20 such extracts, after which it will begin to lose absorbent properties. The swimsuit itself, according to the developers, is easy, and the sponge is able to collect pollution 25 times more than its own weight. The question arises – how to walk on yarn or swim with such weight and volume of ladies? In any case, while the 3D-printed swimsuit is only a prototype. However, a team of developers hopes for the widespread widespread of the spongy substance in the future, and also plans to release not only bikini, but also shorts for surfers and wetsuit so that everyone can take part in the purification of water resources.