The breakthrough has far-reaching commercial applications, as Upsalite named after the University of Uppsala, where the scientists are based is the worlds most efficient water absorber, with potential to be used for the removal of moisture in drug creation and high-tech electronics to cleaning up huge oil spills. source It doesn't look like much, but scientists from Sweden's Uppsala University are calling a newly created form of magnesium carbonate an "impossible" material. Dubbed upsalite, the highly porous material sets new records for surface area and water absorption, according to a written statement issued by the university. It is expected to have all sorts of applications, from controlling moisture in processes used by the electronics and pharmaceutical industries to sopping up toxins in the aftermath of chemical and oil spills. "In contrast to what has been claimed for more than 100 years in the scientific literature, we have found that amorphous magnesi