Coway air purifier earns spot on TIME's best inventions list
Coway’s Airmega Mighty2 air purifier / Courtesy of Coway Coway’s latest air purifier earned a place among TIME’s best inventions of 2026, highlighting the Korean company’s efforts to make cleaner indoor air more accessible through improved filtration, quieter operation and automated monitoring. The Mighty2 uses a three-stage filtration system featuring a high-efficiency particulate air filter that is 20 percent larger than its predecessor and an activated carbon filter that is 45 percent larger, designed to capture allergens, dust, pollen, mold, cooking fumes and wildfire smoke. Its MegaScan laser sensor measures PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 particles, displaying numerical readings and using a four-color indicator to communicate air quality. The purifier consumes 56 watts of power, which Coway says represents a 20 percent reduction in energy use, and operates at noise levels as low as 19…
