A new Electronic Dolphin robot can clean up oil spills using a sea urchin-inspired filter that pulls in oil while pushing water away.

The 'Electronic Dolphin' minibot eats up oil spills using an innovative filtering system, inspired by sea urchins.

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in ...

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port says a large portion of the oil spill has been recovered. Shrimpers say this year's crop already might be damaged.

A remotely-operated minibot developed by Australian researchers can quickly clean up oil spills using a specialised filtering ...

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins. Oil spills are still a serious ...

Sometimes, the craziest ideas just happen to be the best. Fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, a ...

Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40 ...

When it comes to systems for cleaning up marine oil spills, most of them simply float in place, waiting for the oil to come to them. A new robot, however, could proactively move through oil slicks – ...

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