Scientists Create Swarming Micro-Robots That Can “Hunt” Microplastics and Bacteria Contaminating Water

Image caption: The tiny, spherical robots (shown in light yellow) collect bacteria (green) and small pieces of plastic (gray) from within water while under the influence of a rotating magnetic field. Image credit: Pumera, et al / ACS Nano 2024. Article by Micah Hanks. The Debrief – May 8, 2024. Study: ACS Nano.

Scientists report the development of microbiotic swarms that capture microplastics and potentially harmful microbes in water, paving the way for new approaches to combatting pollution in our oceans and waterways. According to new research led by Martin Pumera and colleagues, a microscale robotic system has been developed that can […]

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