Gizmodo | New Sponge Can Soak Up Insane Amounts of Oil, We'll Probably Need It Gizmodo With a new, loosey-goosey regulatory environment on its way, Exxon Mobil announced some major investments in the U.S. today. Thankfully, scientists have made a recent breakthrough that could help clean up the inevitable oil spills that are on the horizon. This oil-absorbing sponge could make it way easier to clean big spills Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times New 'Sponge' Material Can Absorb 90 Times Its Weight in Oil |