Social Cause
September 11, 2025

High Schooler Develops an Affordable Way To Filter Microplastics From Drinking Water

This past spring, high school student Mia Heller received a special award during the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Ohio. Distributed by the Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS), the $500 prize recognized Heller’s achievement in water filtration technology, which focused on removing microplastics from water without the high price tag. According to her project summary, Heller’s filtration system incorporated ferrofluid, a carrier liquid containing magnetic particles.

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Graphic Design
September 11, 2025

Solar System-Inspired Poster Celebrates the Most Influential Movie Directors in Cinema History

If there’s one piece of decor that film fans love, it's movie posters. But there’s only so much room on one’s walls to honor the best filmmakers and their creations. UK-based graphic design studio Dorothy has come up with a clever way to tribute dozens of directors in one elegant print, giving the concept of “Hollywood star” a completely new meaning.

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Inspiring
September 10, 2025

102-Year-Old Man Becomes the Oldest Person to Ever Summit Mount Fuji

Scaling Mount Fuji can be an enormous task at any age—after all, it stands as Japan’s tallest mountain at 12,388 feet. Despite all that, Kokichi Akuzawa recently defied expectation, becoming the oldest person to ever climb to the top at an astounding 102 years old. Akuzawa embarked upon his record-breaking journey on August 3, 2025, alongside his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter, her husband, and four of his friends from a local climbing club.

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Creative Products
September 10, 2025

LEGO’s New Death Star Set Is a Monumental Cross-Section of the Infamous Space Station

In October 1999, LEGO and Lucasfilm, the studio behind the Star Wars franchise, joined forces for the first time. By 2005, LEGO had released its inaugural Death Star playset, offering fans the opportunity to bring home one of the film’s most iconic spaceships. Now, 20 years later, LEGO has unveiled its latest—and most expensive—expedition through the Star Wars universe. Retailing at a whopping $999.

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My Modern Met

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