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Cleaning America’s 500,000 Toxic Land Sites: The PFAS Breakthrough

Hardware to Save a Planet · 22 May 2025 · 40m · Episode 79

What this episode covers

Randol Aikin, founder of Remedy Scientific, explains how his company uses containerized robotics and AI to remediate land contaminated by PFAS and other toxins. He details the technical challenge of breaking down 'forever chemicals' using mechanical energy in a high-energy ball milling reactor, rather than traditional high-heat methods. Aikin discusses the company's transition from stealth to early-stage deployment, targeting the 580 Department of Defense sites with known PFAS contamination as an initial market.

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Remedy Scientific, Uber, Apple, Lunar, BlocPower, Clean Harbors, Republic Services, Waste Management
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Caltech

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