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Magnetic fields can turn medical waste into high-value products

05 Jul 2022
A new method for medical waste disposal
Waste disposal: A process based on alternating magnetic fields could help process the mountains of medical waste produced during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy: iStock/Snezhana Kudryavtseva)
Alternating magnetic fields can be used to rapidly convert medical waste, such as plastic syringes,

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