Prof. Jörg Tiller an Nicolas Rauner from the Faculty of Bio- and Chemical Engineering at the TU Dortmund University have developed a gel, which consists of up to 90 percent of water, but is nevertheless ultra-fast and extremely tough. The invention is so spectacular that the work has made it into the current issue of the renowned science magazine "Nature". In the future, the new material could be used as a pressure-resistant separating membrane in multi-water desalination or as a highly porous electrode material for batteries or fuel cells. More information can be found
here (in English). Foto: Nikolas Golsch