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Two Princeton architecture students invented a nature-inspired filter that removes 98% of microplastics from wastewater before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic City is already using the first commercial system to protect public health and marine life.
In Bihar villages where arsenic reached 70 times safe levels, two brothers turned a school project into a filtration system now delivering millions of liters of clean water. Their magnetic technology has brought toxin levels down to nearly zero across 13 communities.
Three 16-year-olds from India just won the Global Earth Prize for inventing a powder made from tamarind seeds that removes microplastics from drinking water using nothing but a magnet. Their solution, called Plas-Stick, works without electricity and costs almost nothing to make.
A Nigerian company just installed free water filtration systems at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where staff and patients can now access clean drinking water at lower costs. In a city where 90% of residents lack reliable public water supply, this pilot project could be a game changer for underserved communities.
Australian scientists created a nano-sized "cage" that captures the toughest forever chemicals in drinking water, removing 98% of PFAS pollutants. The breakthrough could transform how we clean contaminated water supplies worldwide.
Australian scientists have created a microscopic "cage" that captures the toughest water pollutants on Earth, removing up to 98% of PFAS chemicals from drinking water. The reusable technology could finally tackle forever chemicals that existing filters can't catch.
Scientists in South Korea invented a reusable filter that removes over 99% of the tiniest plastic particles from water without needing electricity. The breakthrough could finally tackle pollution found in hundreds of thousands of particles per bottle.