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Water pollution: Nanorobots powered by magnets clean up contamination

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Nanorobots propelled by magnets can be used repeatedly without fuel, offering a sustainable and cost-effective way to clean up industrial wastewater Technology 1 March 2022 By Chen Ly Polluted water sam barnhart/Getty Images Chemists have created nanorobots propelled by magnets that remove pollutants from water. The invention could be scaled up to provide a sustainable … Read more

Research in experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination | Science

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Mercury pollution is a global problem. Emissions from gold mining, coal burning, and other industrial processes travel through the atmosphere, eventually falling to Earth as rain or snow. The poison can make its way to fish and the humans who eat them, where it can damage the developing nervous system, causing problems with memory and … Read more