Could Mussels Teach Us How to Clean Up Oil Spills?

Could Mussels Teach Us How To Clean Up Oil Spills?

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same properties make mussels marvelous. They can stick to just about any surface, and underwater, no less.

Featuring research by Dr. Seth Darling at Argonne National Labs.