A 3D-printed bathing suit allows swimmers to actually clean bodies of water while they swim. Engineers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) created a reusable material derived from sucrose that has since been used to make a "Spongesuit." The bikini repels water while it absorbs harmful contaminants.
Nature World
Dude. It's a bikini. The oceans are huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge.Swimsuits of the future could turn swimmers into eco-warriors. Why? Thanks to a smart material that absorbs pollutants from the ocean as you swim.
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According to Reshape’s website, the material is so absorbent that it is can suck up to 25 times its own weight depending on the density of what it’s absorbing. It also doesn’t release the contaminants that it has absorbed unless it’s heated to temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius—meaning that the swimsuit is also reusable. You can absorb pollutants, heat it up to release the chemicals, then reshape the bikini again (up to 20 times) and you’re good to go.
Motherboard
What a scam. What are you charging airheads and gullible "eco-warriors" for this miracle fashion?
And, seriously, do you want contaminants trapped against your (most sensitive) skin?
Oh. Well, okay then.It is important to note that storing the contaminants does not harm the swimmer. In fact, they are specifically trapped in the inner pores of the sponge material so they don't touch the skin.
It's a fucking bikini. That leaves a hell of a lot of skin exposed to the fucking contaminants you're swimming around in, for fuck's sake!
Get out there and swim the seas for the future of the planet ladies. Swim! Swim!
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
Sorry for that spate of f-bombs. I got a little exercised there.
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