Science Fairs

Science 2024-03-15T19:27:27Z

A 17-year-old took home $250,000 for his award-winning discovery in computer 'brains' that could make AI smarter and safer

Regeneron Science Talent Search's first-prize winner Achyuta Rajaram wants to improve machine learning to make it more efficient and safer.
Science 2024-02-27T11:00:01Z

A 13-year-old built a 'death ray' using a 2,000-year-old concept from Greek inventor Archimedes

A 13-year-old wanted to see whether Archimedes could have used mirrors to set Roman boats on fire, so he tested the concept for his school's science fair.
Science 2023-12-20T11:18:01Z

A high schooler's award-winning algorithm could help Elon Musk's company Neuralink and pave the way for neural implants that never need replacing

Brain implants have terrible battery lives. For a science fair project, a high school student created an algorithm that makes them last for decades.
Science 2023-11-05T18:41:24Z

A middle schooler just won $25,000 for inventing a fire-detection device that works faster than the average smoke detector

Shanya Gill, 12, invented a fire-detection system that works faster than the average smoke detector. She said she'd use her prize money to take her product to market.
Science 2023-06-19T14:12:48Z

A 16-year-old pocketed $50,000 for her award-winning discovery in the brains of people who died by suicide

Natasha Kulviwat is not your ordinary junior in high school. She's been analyzing human brains for the last year, and the research won her $50,000.
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Science 2023-05-14T15:09:57Z

This 16-year-old student invented a bulletproof backpack and is now a finalist at the world's largest high school science fair

"I can't vote, but I can engineer," said Ava Cotroneo, a finalist at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair being held in Texas.
Science 2016-11-26T00:42:00Z

A Mexican boy invented a bullet-proof backpack for his science fair

11-year-old Juan David Hernandez has created a “bulletproof backpack” that he says can protect kids against “everyday shootings in his city.”
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Tech 2016-10-14T17:48:16Z
Science 2016-08-04T15:52:00Z

This 12-year-old is trying to solve one of the biggest problems with taking new medications

Seventh grader Sofia Tomov is building algorithms to help doctors prescribe the right medications to patients.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Tech 2016-06-07T16:16:10Z

North Korea’s student science fair sure has a lot of weapons

Baking soda volcanoes have nothing on all these missiles.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Tech 2016-06-02T18:01:00Z

The world's largest gathering of inventors shows that anyone can make magic

The world is filled with magical inventions — go inside maybe the largest gathering of makers in the world
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Tech 2016-05-06T16:54:00Z

These high-tech classes are the coolest thing happening in schools today

Meet the remarkable kids bringing back shop class with a vengeance, using 21st century tech to invent their own futures
Politics 2016-04-18T14:25:00Z

12 photos of Obama discovering his inner child at the White House science fair

President Barack Obama has hosted the annual White House Science Fair every year since 2010.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Politics 2016-04-14T21:36:28Z
Tech 2016-04-06T18:30:00Z
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This 13-year-old found the math formula for capturing the sun's energy

VIDEO: You're never too young to have an impact.
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