Another great Candy Medusa find! Yes, plastic pollution is destroying our planet and plastic starts polluting the moment it is created. We need a solution that matches the scale of the probl...
Algae-powered computing: Scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell
Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year -- and counting -- using nothing but ambient light and water. Their system has potential as a reliable and renewable way to power small devices.
So one of my favourite sites on the Interwebs is Instructables...you can learn step-by-step how to build the most amazing things! Well, I've just discovered that they have a whole section dedicated to contests for inventors of any age...not sure how to start? There's a lot of projects to inspire you!
Insights into plastic biodegradation: community composition and functional capabilities of the superworm (Zophobas morio) microbiome in styrofoam feeding trials | Microbiology Society
Plastics take FOREVER to break down in nature...so the idea of styrofoam munching superworms is quite exciting for cleaning up our cheap packing materials, no?
Spider webs record severity of microplastic pollution in cities
Charlotte's Web would be 1/10 microplastics!? It makes perfect sense, but I didn't consider how spider webs trap pollutants like heavy metals and magnetic particles...well we're setting these webs on fire, analysing the resultes and discovering pesky microplastics...big time!