Tiny solution to dissolving microplastic pollution
3 min readJul 31, 2019
Tiny coil-shaped magnets have been used to develop a new approach to purging water sources of microplastics without harming nearby microorganisms.
The lead researchers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia say by-products created in the breakdown process could also be harnessed as an energy source for microorganisms that the polluting plastics currently plague.