A University of Bristol team, led by Professor Julian Eastoe from the School of Chemistry, has dissolved iron in liquid surfactant to create a soap that can be controlled by magnets. The discovery could be used to create cleaning products that can be removed after application and used in the recovery of oil spills at sea.

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Further work on magnetically responsive emulsions was covered by BBC News and Deutsche Welle.

Full press release: Bristol scientists produce world's first magnetic soap

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