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04/14/2025

🍌🌍 Turning Banana Peels into Bioplastics — At Just 16 Years Old
Meet Elif Bilgin, a brilliant young scientist from Turkey, who at just 16 years old developed a method to create biodegradable plastic from banana peels.
Concerned about the harmful impact of petroleum-based plastics, Elif spent two years experimenting with ways to extract cellulose from discarded peels. The result? A durable, eco-friendly plastic alternative made from food waste — offering a smart, sustainable solution to the global plastic problem.
Her innovative work earned her international acclaim, including the Scientific American Science in Action Award at the 2013 Google Science Fair. 🌱🏆
Elif’s invention proves that age is no barrier to impact — and that with creativity and determination, young minds can help solve global challenges.
From waste to resource — a small idea with big potential. 💡✨

04/14/2025

Rachel Brouwer, a young innovator from Bedford, Nova Scotia, developed a groundbreaking water purification system at just 11 years old, aiming to provide clean drinking water to communities in need. Her system harnesses solar energy to kill bacteria through ultraviolet radiation and features a soybean wax indicator that changes color when the water reaches a safe temperature. Rachel’s invention has been successfully tested in Pakistan, Kenya, and Uganda, earning her prestigious awards, including a gold medal at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Her dedication to making a difference caught the attention of global figures. She continues to work on implementing her water purification technology in vulnerable regions, proving that age is no barrier to innovation and impact.