Swim for the Earth: 3D-Printed Bikini Scrubs Water Pollution
When most people swim in the ocean, they're likely not thinking about how they can mop up pollution as they splash around, but a team of researchers have created a 3D-printed bathing suit that could do just that.
Engineers from the University of California, Riverside, teamed up with designers from Eray Carbajo, an architecture and design firm based in New York City, to design a bikini that can absorb contaminants from water while a person swims. The suit keeps the materials locked up in its fabric. It can absorb up to 25 times its own weight. This suit can be reused 20 times before it begins to lose its absorbency. At that point, it can be replaced with new sponge padding, and the old padding can be recycled, so that the contaminants can be safely extracted and dealt with. article
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