Tiny robots may offer a way to clean up plastic pollution in water
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A small magnetic robot can help remove some of the tiniest plastic particles from contaminated water.
Most plastics end up in small pieces that hide in the environment, food, and drinking water. Although there is still no consensus on the health effects of ingesting plastic, early research suggests that plastic particles can enter organs in the body, and that smaller particles make this process easier. It has been.
However, to efficiently detect and remove the smallest…
Source: www.newscientist.com
