02/01/2026
Wauw.....onze nieuwe tijdskinderen ๐
In ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ, a group of high school students created a ๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ that uses ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ to remove up to ๐๐% ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. The invention works by sending ultrasonic waves through water, causing tiny plastic particles to clump together so they can be easily filtered out.
What makes the breakthrough impressive is its ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Unlike large industrial systems, this device is small, low-energy, and designed for real-world use. It could be scaled for water treatment plants or adapted for portable purification systems in areas affected by plastic pollution.
The innovation earned the students $๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, along with national recognition for tackling one of the worldโs fastest-growing environmental threats. Microplastics have been found in drinking water, oceans, food, and even human bloodโmaking removal technologies urgently needed.
This invention proves that big solutions donโt always come from big labs. Sometimes, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ starts with curious minds and a simple idea.
