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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Egg Whites Are Helping Get Microplastics Out Of The Ocean
Description: Taking plastic out of the ocean is hard, especially when it comes to microplastics. Now there’s a study out of Princeton that says we can get some help in that effort from egg whites. Plus: a group of college students in Malaysia has another system for removing tiny bits of debris from the ocean, known as Whalecro.
How Egg Whites Can Help Clean the Ocean (Cool Hunting)
whalecro vehicle captures ocean microdebris via velcro straps as users move underwater (designboom)
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