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> Early tests show that the patent-pending filter can remove more than 99 percent of plastic fibers from washing machine wastewater. Could someone in academia
by danw1979 10mo ago
> Early tests show that the patent-pending filter can remove more than 99 percent of plastic fibers from washing machine wastewater.
Could someone in academia educate me on the need to patent inventions like this ? is it just part of the university funding machine ? or would the researchers be using this as a defensive measure ?
- IAmBroom 9mo agoMany professors and universities keep an open eye to the possibility of turning their academic research into profitable ventures. Research grants as a vector to entrepeneurial companies are common.