Hyper-absorbant bikini could help to clean the oceans

The Sponge Suit is an innovative, high-tech item of swimwear that could enable people to remove pollution from the oceans while they are swimming.

United States25 Sep 2015
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Seawater covers 71 percent of Earth's surface, so cleaning up the mess we've made is a mammoth task. Citizens can help with beach clean up efforts and be rewarded with anything from training and micro-loans to designer shoes. But now, an innovative new high-tech swimwear design could help swimmers remove pollution from the water, while they are in the water. The Sponge Suit — created by Pinar Guvenc, Inanc Eray, Gonzalo Carbajo and Marco Mattia Cristofori — is an environmentally proactive swimsuit design, that recently won first prize at the 2015 Reshape Wearable Technology Competition. The eco apparel is made from…

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