THE OXYGEN ABSORBING CRYSTALS

Sorry, there is no appropriate name for these little gimmicks, but calling them weird crystals will not be a stretch. Some researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have invented a type of crystal particles that can absorb oxygen. Whoa, just absorbing oxygen ‘anyone can do it’, get it. But these babies can suck out oxygen not just from the air but even from water. Even a spoon full of these can easily empty a room of its oxygen; you got to admit that’s pretty cool. These crystals are salts of cobalt and can store oxygen at a concentration 160% higher than that of air. And what’s even more radical is that it can release that stored oxygen when exposed to heat or UV radiation. It has even been compared to hemoglobin as even it uses iron to bind and release oxygen. These are still in their testing phase since they only absorb and release oxygen direct use will be harmful to any living organism. But you don’t need to be as smart as any of those guys who found it to imagine the uses of it ones it has been perfected. There will be no need for heavy oxygen tanks or bulky rebreather machineries, just a piece of material made of the crystal in the size of a handkerchief will be enough for staying months in space or underwater. The next one is the dream of many tech lovers.