A 21-year-old Mexican environmental innovator is developing microbial fuel cells that use discarded materials to generate electricity and improve polluted water; her project aims to produce 50 working units by 2027

Maritza Sanchez Photo credit: https://www.broweryouthawards.org/winner/maritza-sanchez/ Growing up in Cuautlancingo, a town in Mexico’s Puebla state, Maritza…

In 2026, researchers turned water-treatment waste into a filter for microplastics; real-water tests removed 86.9% to 97.1% of the particles

Representative Image (AI-generated) Microplastics are now found across aquatic environments, creating a difficult challenge for water-treatment…

Sustainable Waste Management: This Gurugram founder collects the hair salons throw away and turns it into water-cleaning mats that trap oil and pollutants from dirty drains; here’s how the unusual idea works

Rahul Gupta’s innnovation turns discarded hair into pollutant trapping mats. (Photos: Instagram/@kesakambali) What happens to the…