Sponge vs. dishcloth: Which one is grosser?
Natural sea sponges “grow on the ocean floor and ... Then, place them in a hot dryer. To keep sponges clean, you can wash them in the dishwasher with a drying cycle each time you run it for ...
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The solution to oil spills might be hiding in the ocean — researchers just uncovered something huge
The next big breakthrough when it comes to cleaning up disastrous oil spills in the ocean just might come from the ocean itself. Or, rather, an inhabitant of the ocean.  Researchers from China's ...
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Your kitchen sponge teems with bacteria – should you use a brush instead?
We use them to clean the dishes we eat off, but your kitchen sponge is a damp, crumb-filled environment that is perfect for bacteria to thrive in. Should you opt for a washing up brush instead?
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Changing the shape of materials
Plastic sponges, which we use for cleaning and can be squashed, are man-made reproductions of the animal, the sea sponge. A spider's silk is the stretchiest natural material on Earth. Cars use ...