Fish-Bot Sucks Up Microplastics From Water
A team of scientist at Sichuan University in Southwest China created asmall Pisces the Fishes robotthat can “ eat ” microplastics out of the water . The fish - shaped , plastic - hoovering bot are soft to the signature and are only about 1.3 centimeters long , Reuters report . The textile was inspired by nacre , also known as mother - of - pearl . Nacre is set up inside of some shells and can be flexible and durable , so the researchers wanted to make a similar material for the Pisces the Fishes ’s body , the Guardian reports ....