Victoria Ou and Justin Huang, both 17, won $50,000 for their microplastic filtration device. They tested a new technique using ultrasound to filter microplastics from water. They hope to scale their ...
Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...
CLEVELAND and BLUE HILL, Maine, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shaw Institute, a nonprofit science research organization, has tested CLEANR's external microplastic filter for washing machines and ...
CLEANR began as a simple idea from three Case Western Reserve engineering students: help people clean the planet while they clean their clothes. Now, they’re putting their microplastic-filtering ...
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles less than five millimeters in size, have become one of the most pervasive pollutants in our environment. They originate from the breakdown of a variety of sources ...
A study published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution last month looks at how filter-feeding marine animals like baleen whales, manta rays, and whale sharks are impacted by microplastic ...
Researchers looked at plastic pollution in three coastal feeding grounds in Indonesia that are frequented by manta rays (Mobula alfredi) and whale sharks (Rhincodon typus): Nusa Penida Marine ...