Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US high schoolers design low-cost filter to remove lead from water

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When the pandemic forced schools to close, Rebecca Bushway, a science teacher in Washington, D.C., set her students an ambitious task: design and build a low-cost lead filter that attaches to faucets and removes the poisonous metal. Using 3D printing and high-school level chemistry, the team now has a working prototype — a three-inch (7.5 … Read more

US high schoolers design low-cost filter to remove lead from water

US

When the pandemic forced schools to use remote learning, Rebecca Bushway, a science teacher in the Washington area, assigned her students an ambitious task: design and build a low-cost lead filter that attaches to faucets and removes the toxic metal. Using 3D printing and high-school chemistry, the team has created a working prototype: a three-inch … Read more