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An 18-year-old Virginia student created a self-cleaning water filter that removes nearly all microplastics without expensive membranes. Her invention costs less and requires almost no maintenance compared to traditional systems.
A 17-year-old student built an AI model that can pick out gunshots from jungle noise, giving wildlife rangers a powerful new tool to stop elephant poaching in real time. The breakthrough could transform how conservationists protect critically endangered forest elephants across Africa.