According to The Ocean Cleanup, Slat was born and raised in the Netherlands. He attended Delft University of Technology, majoring in aerospace engineering. When Slat was 16 years old, in 2011, he ...

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Boyan Slat built tech to remove plastic from seas and rivers. Ocean Cleanup uses barriers and solar-powered Interceptors. Promising, but cutting plastic use remains essential. Did our AI summary help?

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Tax breaks for property investors are pushing loss-making investments into winning returns and pushing up prices, research from a not-for-profit economic agency finds. Analysis of 900,000 investment ...

The reality TV personality is adding the finishing touches to her sprawling family home after numerous delays and exhaustive planning rows with neighbours in affluent Brentwood. And Faiers, 36, wasted ...