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Innovative microrobots designed to mimic natural swarms can effectively remove both microplastics and bacterial contaminants from water, offering a reusable solution to water pollution. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Reporting in ACS Nano, researchers made tiny magnetic beads that swarm through contaminated water picking up contaminants like microplastics and bacteria. To clean water, researchers have designed swarms of tiny, spherical robots that collect bacteria and small pieces of plastic. Credit: American Chemical Society
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