Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that show up in the environment. Svetlozar Hristov/iStock via Getty Images Plus I am a ...

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations and policy decisions. Machine learning is one tool researchers have started using. I am a machine learning researcher. With a team of ...

Wuhan University-led research is reporting the development of a revivable self-assembled supramolecular biomass fibrous framework (a novel foam filter) that efficiently removes microplastics from ...

CLEANR Marketing Director Katie Dovan demonstrates the vortex filter to an attendee at the company's product launch on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters ...

JC Foster’s startup is betting consumers will start caring about what their appliances are made of, not just what they do.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have had a device installed at their new home, which captures microplastics from washing machines. William visited Matter, which is based in Bristol and was an ...

In testing by Water Filter Guru, a drip coffee machine sample contained about 453 plastic particles per liter, versus about 131 per liter from a high-power blender. Even simple‐use appliances like ...

A new study finds that dishwashers may be another way microplastics are leeching into the environment and potentially impacting human health. Microplastics have been linked to an array of health ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Microplastics – the tiny ...

Ambuj Tewari receives funding from NSF and NIH. The microplastics project is funded by the “Meet the Moment” initiative of the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.