Carbon nanosprings could break down microplastics
Cosmos Magazine - Wed 31 Jul 19Engineers try new approach to combat a ubiquitous pollutant.
Tiny magnetic coils could help break down microplastic pollution
ScienceNews - Wed 31 Jul 19Carbon nanotubes designed to release plastic-eroding chemicals could clear the long-lasting trash from waterways.
Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution
Phys.org - Wed 31 Jul 19Plastic waste that finds its way into oceans and rivers poses a global environmental threat with damaging health consequences for animals, humans, and ecosystems. Now, using tiny coil-shaped ...
Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution, ScienceDaily - Wed 31 Jul 19Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution, Eurekalert - Wed 31 Jul 19
Nanotube catalysts spring into action on microplastic waste
Chemistry World - Mon 5 Aug 19Helical carbon nanotubes activate an oxidant that produces polymer-degrading free radicals
Magnetic coils, the new way to deal with microplastics
ZME Science - Thu 1 Aug 19Flowing through rivers and oceans, plastic waste has become an important environmental threat across the globe. Trying to deal with the problem, researchers in Australia developed a way to purge ...
Magnetic 'springs' could break-down marine plastic pollution
Daily Mail - Wed 31 Jul 19Chemical engineering professors at the University of Adelaide can dissolve the plastics with harmless, short-lived chemicals.
Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants
Physicsworld Blog - Thu 1 Aug 19Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water The post Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants appeared first on Physics ...
Magnetic springs help break down microplastics in the ocean
UPI - Wed 31 Jul 19Scientists have invented a new tool, tiny magnetic springs, to help break down microplastic pollution in the ocean.