Clean water is important for the health and well-being of people around the globe. Researchers develop revolutionary sponge that can slurp valuable materials out of wastewater: 'We have a new source ...

In its first iteration, the sponge platform was made of polyurethane and coated with a substance that attracted oil and repelled water. The newest version is a highly hydrophilic (water-loving ...

The solution may lie in converting our beloved concrete jungles into so-called “sponge cities," which would do a better job than traditional cities of absorbing excess water into the ground.