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Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for Microplastics
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Researchers developed a robotic device capable of vacuuming up tiny plastic particles floating on the surface of water bodies, offering a new tool for cleaning up microplastic pollution in lakes, ponds, or coastal areas. The device represents a step toward automated, scalable approaches for removing microplastics from aquatic environments.
have developed a device that can "vacuum" up tiny pieces of plastic floating on the surface of a body of water.
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