Plastic eating nanites to solve the plastic pollution crisis

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   CC on September 30, 2022 at 8:35 am

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   Idea: Plastic eating nanites to solve the plastic pollution crisis

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omo0rE4qAT...

   How about these plastic-eating enzymes?

   A.I. Just Designed An Enzyme That Eats Plastic

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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   MeterMan on September 30, 2022 at 7:19 am

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   Idea: Plastic eating nanites to solve the plastic pollution crisis

   Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/this-...

   These nanites can break down microplastics into CO2 and water. So maybe there is hope for our planet yet!
   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/this-new-nanotech-could-help-clean-up-earths-microplastics

   This new nanotech could help clean up Earth’s microplastics

   Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/sci

   Chemists have adapted emerging technology -- called nanocoils -- to dissolve microplastics and turn the pollution into food for algae.

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   Clever Dick on September 30, 2022 at 5:56 am

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   Idea: Plastic eating nanites to solve the plastic pollution crisis

   Link: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-polluti...

   It will take several lifetimes for all of earth’s plastic waste to decompose, when not accounting for new plastics being produced every day. Nanites that can decompose plastics can help save us from this impending doom!
   https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution

   Plastic Pollution

   Link: https://ourworldindata.org/plast

   The use of plastics has many benefits – it is affordable, versatile, resistant, and can help reduce other forms of waste – especially food waste. However, when poorly managed it can pollute the environment and our oceans. Where does the plastic in our oceans come from and what can we do to reduc... Read more

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