Date3rd, Aug 2019

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Now, scientists have designed reusable nano-sized reactors called nanocoils that can trigger microplastic breakdown. The work, published Wednesday in the journal Matter, could someday be applied t...

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August 3rd, 2019

This new nanotech could help clean up Earth�s microplastics

Abstract: Now, scientists have designed reusable nano-sized reactors � called nanocoils � that can trigger microplastic breakdown. The work, published Wednesday in the journal Matter, could someday be applied to wastewater, cutting off the flow of microplastics before they are flushed into the environment. The study also found the broken down pieces of the microplastics could be used as carbon-based food for plant-based lifeforms like algae.

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