Solar-Powered Antibiotic Filters (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Solar-Powered Antibiotic Filters

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These spheres represent solar-powered antibotic filters. Each sphere is smaller than the diamter of a human hair. One day, a collection of such filters could float downstream from urban or farming areas to capture harmful compounds in water.

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David Wendell, University of Cincinnati

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