Google billionaire's wife Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, inviting scientists and engineers to develop faster oil-cleanup technology; one winning device recovered 4,670 gallons per minute
- After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge to find faster and more efficient ways to remove oil from the ocean.
- The wife of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt funded the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE, inviting engineers, scientists and companies to develop technologies that could outperform conventional oil-recovery equipment.
- The competition attracted more than 350 entries from around the world, with finalists testing their inventions under controlled conditions designed to simulate real-world oil
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- After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, philanthropist Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge to find faster and more efficient ways to remove oil from the ocean.
- The wife of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt funded the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE, inviting engineers, scientists and companies to develop technologies that could outperform conventional oil-recovery equipment.
- The competition attracted more than 350 entries from around the world, with finalists testing their inventions under controlled conditions designed to simulate real-world oil
Sources: Times of India