Researchers at the University of Bonn aim to improve the cleanliness of wastewater. Water released from washing machines is ...

Every load of laundry sends tiny plastic fibers down the drain. These fragments, shed from synthetic fabrics, slip through ...

Nature may hold the key to cleaning the dirty water from our washing machines. Researchers have turned to fish, whose ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany have developed a bio-inspired filter for washing machines that can remove ...

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of ...

Scientists in Germany have created a new filter that can remove more than 99% of microplastics from washing machine ...

Fish gills may inspire an unexpected solution to one of our biggest sources of microplastics. According to researchers at Germany’s University of Bonn, taking a cue from the animals’ filtration ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a filter inspired by the gill arch system of fish. In initial tests, the patent-pending filter removed more than 99% of plastic fibres from washing ...