Water-cleaning beads grab microplastics and bacteria | Headline Science

Reporting in ACS Nano, researchers made tiny magnetic beads that swarm through contaminated water picking up contaminants like microplastics and bacteria. Read the paper: (Corresponding author: Martin Pumera, Ph.D.) Video credits: Written and produced by Kerri Jansen Edited by Janali Thompson Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff Research videos from Martina Ussia, Ph.D. Music: “Hands of Time” by Narrow Skies from Artlist Produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS), one of the world’s largest scientific societies. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Join the #AmericanChemicalSociety! #microplastics