Removing microplastics from water with magnets

Tonya Hall sits down with Fionn Ferreira, the grand prize winner of the 2018-2019 Google Science Fair, to learn more about his innovative idea that uses statistics and a home-built spectrometer to remove microplastics from water. ⏰TIMESTAMPS: 0:52 - Google Science Fair: The winning entry 1:40 - Why choose this issue? 2:07 - How the solution came about 3:07 - Measuring for contamination & cleansing 5:14 - Putting statistics to work 6:18 - Testing conclusions 6:57 - Potential to scale for industries 8:31 - How to reach Fionn Ferreira FOLLOW US Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy Follow ZDNet on Twitter:   / zdnet   Follow ZDNet on Facebook:   / zdnet   Follow ZDNet on Instagram:   / zdnet_cbsi   Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn:   / zdne.  . Follow ZDNet on Snapchat:   / zdnet_cbsi