15-year-old Designs Low-Cost Device to Monitor Airborne Bacteria in the Environment; Wins $25,000 Top Award at the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Young innovators awarded more than $100,000 for research on dementia-related proteins, alternatives to agricultural plastics and wildfire prevention Key Takeaways:…
2026: The top five Thermo Fisher JIC winners pose onstage with their awards.
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From left: Westinghouse STS alumni Lisa Steiner, Ted Hoff, Leroy Hood, Debra Elmegreen, and Sojin Ryu described the importance of research and their academic journeys at the Alumni Conference.
Westinghouse STS 1965 top five finalists at the Awards Gala
George Hotz presented his holodeck project, a swept surface 3D display at Intel ISEF 2007.
Neil deGrasse Tyson celebrates new sponsor of the Science Talent Search.
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