Mesocosm (IMAGE)

Duke University

Mesocosm

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This mesocosm used by the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology is basically a small, self-contained ecosystem with embedded sensors that is used to study how nanoparticles interact with all aspects of a natural system.

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Duke University

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