Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]

Observations: M.I.T.: Oil-absorbing nanotech could have cleaned up Deepwater in one month [video]: "It looks like a solar-powered treadmill, but researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) say they have created a flat, conveyor belt–like device that could clean up oil slicks far more efficiently than anything used at the Deepwater Horizon site. They key is a nanoparticle-infused, water-repelling mesh coating a conveyor belt. As important is the device's ability to work autonomously as part of a larger team of devices, which M.I.T. calls a Seaswarm." http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=mit-oil-absorbing-nanotech-could-ha-2010-08-27&sc=CAT_ENGYSUS_20100902