Five UNY students developed an innovation in oral health care through the Student Creativity Entrepreneurship Programme (PKM-K) 2025. The product, called Covatab, is a tooth-cleanser tablet made from coconut-shell charcoal and rice-husk silica, free from sulfates, effective in removing plaque, safe for use, and environmentally friendly.

The Covatab team is led by Syifa’ul Auliya (Bachelor in Chemistry Education) with members Khairine Artantia (Chemistry), Izzah Sofiana (Accounting),...

Four students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UNY have succeeded in utilizing cassava peel waste to create a magnetite-activated carbon nanoparticle composite that functions as an adsorbent for chromium (Cr) ions in the leather industry’s wastewater. The team, called “Adsorben Singkong,” consists of Ankita Cahya Muti (Chemistry, 2022), Oktavia Kusuma (Mathematics, 2022), Puput Intan Pratiwi (Mathematics Education, 2022), and Khansa Amalia Rahmah (Biology, 2023...

A group of students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has found a creative way to help solve the problem of batik wastewater pollution by using discarded orange peels as an eco-friendly bioadsorbent. Led by Jalu Bahtiar Baharudin from the Biology program, the team extracted pectin from Citrus sinensis peels and found it to be highly effective in binding harmful dye residues typically found in batik industry waste...

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (FMIPA UNY) has teamed up with Universitas Udayana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Bali’s Regional Research and Innovation Agency (BRIDA) to conduct joint research on developing new orchid varieties native to Bali. The project focuses on creating indoor-friendly orchid bonsai suited for diverse living environments, with collaborative teams conducting field observations and cultivation...