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From January 27 to April 28, 2024, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art is proud to present its first exhibition of the year, Dream Time, a group show where fifteen artists and art collectives investigate the complex meanings of dreams.

There could be a new and unlikely ally in the continuing battle against microplastic in the ocean. Researchers in China say they’ve made progress on a project that is showing promise when it comes to getting plastic out of the water. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

Scientists at Sichuan University in China have designed self-propelling robots that can swim through water collecting tiny bits of plastic!

A tiny robot-fish has been designed by scientists to remove microplastics from oceans. This 13-mm-long fish will swim around and adsorb the microplastics through its body. What is special about this fish is that its body is soft, flexible and self-healing. It is also a self-propelled fish. With the help of a light laser system in its tail, the fish can swim and flap around at almost 30 mm a second. It is similar to the speed at which plankton drifts in moving water.

Tiny self-propelled robo-fish can swim around, latch on to free-floating microplastics and fix itself if it gets damaged

Scientists in China have developed a proof-of-concept for a robotic fish that can absorb microplastics through its body.

Scientists are developing bionic robo-fish to clean microplastics from the waters. Tiny self-propelled robo-fish can swim around, grab on to free-floating microplastics, and repair themselves if they are harmed.