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Re:Flying microchips size of a sand grain could be used for ... by farisjarrah on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:56PM (#28633593)
There is a video that demonstrates and explains the nano bots in the article and near the end of the video they stated that the bots are made out of biodegradable materials that will degrade with time/rain
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Re:Flying microchips size of a sand grain could be used for ... by titzer on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:59PM (#28634470)
Everything degrades over a long enough timescale, even plastics and metals. The question is what damage they do to ecosystems on their long cycle to be atomized and recycled.
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Re:Flying microchips size of a sand grain could be used for ... by EarthLaunch on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:32PM (#28634916)
No, it says "Some of the microfliers are built" with such a material.
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