The smallest microplastics in our oceans – which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful – could be more effectively identified using an innovative and inexpensive new method, deve... Read more
Billions of pounds of plastic waste are littering the world’s oceans. Now, a Ph.D. organic chemist and a sailboat captain report that they are developing a process to reuse certain plastics,... Read more
Boyan Slat is an engineering student who is designing a concept for floating booms that would sift debris from the water. Boyan Slat is a 19-year-old engineering student who has detailed pla... Read more