The secret of the ooze

Meet the blue goo that's making cleanup of toxic materials and radioactive particles cheaper and easier. DeconGel is being used inside the exclusion zone at Fukushima. It can't eliminate radioactivity, but it can remove radionuclides from buildings and materials and contain them in a way that produces less volume of radioactive waste, and waste that's easier and safer to move and store. (Via Matthew Cokeley)