New algorithm maximises ocean clean up
Bruno Sainte-Rose, Lead Computational Modeler at The Ocean Cleanup, on the collaboration with LBS
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"It takes us five seconds to swipe an area of the ocean the size of a football pitch"
"Jean and Baizhi’s algorithm plans the trajectory one week ahead; that really optimises the plastic yield and helps us clean the patch efficiently"