Using technology inspired by manta rays to count the plastic in our oceans

There are 269,000 tons of plastic floating on the surface of the ocean, with much more littering the depths below, and its destroying ecosystems across the world. Image: REUTERS/David Loh
Cecille De Jesus
Project Manager, Futurism

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