On Monday morning's Today Show on 14WFIE and NBC, POPULAR MECHANICS awarded Elastec/American Marine of White County a 2012 Breakthrough Award for their patented Grooved Disc oil skimmer technology. The POPULAR MECHANICS Breakthrough Awards, now in their eighth year, recognize the innovators and products that have dramatically advanced the fields of technology, medicine, space exploration, automotive design, environmental engineering and more.
Elastec/American Marine and other winners will be honored at an invitation-only conference and gala awards ceremony in New York City on October 4, and in the November issue of POPULAR MECHANICS, available on newsstands October 16.