Millions, if not billions of baby wipes are used all over the world each year. The problem is that they are made with plastics and chemicals, which are not environmentally friendly. However, the winners of the 2024 Soybean Innovation Competition, two students from Purdue University, have developed a soy-based baby wipe, SoySilk, that provides the best cleaning effect and is biodegradable. Read about this innovative solution and the other novel ideas from the Competition.

Are you interested in solving real-world problems through the use of technologies, science and hardware? If so, you might want to learn more about hardtech and what kinds of opportunities are here in Indiana for a bunch of different types of jobs and ways to create solutions across multiple industries.