In previous lab tests, smart rust had been used to remove crude oil, microplastic particles and the herbicide glyphosate from water samples.

Researchers have developed a new way to filter toxins like oil, estrogen, and microplastics out of water sources using what they call "smart rust." By pouring specially treated rust into water and ...

Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles called 'smart rust' that actually makes it cleaner. The ...

Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles called “smart rust” that actually makes it cleaner. The magnetic ...

Smart rust can attract many substances, including oil, nano- and microplastics, as well as the herbicide glyphosate, depending on the particles’ coating. And because the nanoparticles are magnetic, ...