Self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down, have been proposed by researcher’s at Prague’s University of Chemistry and Technology. The smallest  microplastics – less than 5 mm in size – are hard to pick up and remove. In addition, they can adsorb heavy metals and pollutants, potentially harming humans or ...

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