Jul 3, 2007
Fire-extinguishing Grenades and Laser Remotes
A fire-extinguishing “grenade”, a “laser finger” remote control for quadriplegic individuals, and a pocket-sized water purifier. A stack of cutting-edge innovations that have not come from a hi-tech thinktank but from teams of high school students in the US.
Twenty InvenTeams recently showcased these and other inventions at the 2007 Odyssey event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The teams are set to receive grants of up to $10,000 in October to help them develop an invention prototype.
Among the other amazing creations are:
- Solar-powered biodiesel processor
- Driver Awake dozing driver waking system
- Underground locator and communicator
Organising spokesperson Sarah Piperato told me that, “These high schoolers’ inventions show great innovation. This is what ambitious American teens are accomplishing with science and technology.” Now, these truly are winning science projects that put things like squeezing a boiled egg into a bottle to shame. That said, not everyone can be a Faraday, Edison, or a Lovelace.
Hi James
Thanks for highlighting that site, should definitely be of interest to the inventors among the Sciencebase readership
db
Have you seen http://www.FreePatentsOnline.com? The site might be a good resource to add. This site allows free patent searching, free PDF downloading, free alerts, and more. It is a good resource for intellectual property attorneys, patent searchers, scientists, and students.
james
Sign up for some great science fair projects courtesy of Sciencebase partner 24 hour science, perhaps?
It’s true. They just keep getting smarter and smarter. Now how do I raise me a kid like that? ;)