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A competition to send us to the stars
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The 15-Year-Old Inventor Who Launched A Business

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The 15-Year-Old Who Builds Drones

Pittsburgh native Mihir Garimella won the Google Science Fair for his fly-inspired robot
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Hack Yourself An Emergency DIY Car Charger

On the lam without your car charger? Splice some wires and be on your way.
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A New Organization Pairs Scientists With Adventurers To Bring Data Back From The Wild

“Hey, while you’re there, could you grab us some data?”
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Blueprint: A Kite That Captures Energy

Ben Franklin would be proud.
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The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself

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A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports

About 40 percent of U.S. trade—some $1.4 trillion a year—passes through the country’s 360 ports and waterways. (The rest arrives...