14-year-old combines origami and physics to engineer foldable structures for disaster relief shelters; Wins $25,000 top award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

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The winners of the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
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Society alum, Ray Kurzweil discusses the future of AI

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Kentucky middle schooler designs a smarter solar panel that tracks the sun

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Thirty inspiring middle school scientists and engineers shine as finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

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Young inventors investigating solutions for the visually impaired

Ezekiel Wheeler wearing a headset as he works on a mission at Space Academy

How four Thermo Fisher JIC 2024 winners pursued summers of STEM

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