Meet Vera Wang, the Hawaii high school senior who built a coconut-based ocean filter as a sophomore; two years later, she found fungi in coconut husks that can biodegrade plastic and sunscreen

• Hawaii’s Kaiser High School senior Vera Wang was the first to look into using coconut waste to filter microplastics and sunscreen from seawater, states a news report by University of Hawai'i News.
• Two years later, her research has taken an interesting turn, with naturally occurring fungi in coconut husks that can break down plas