Martin Karplus, a pioneering theoretical chemist, Nobel laureate and alumnus of the 1947 Science Talent Search passed away on December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Mass., at the age of 94.

For the sixth year, The Lemelson Foundation is giving $100 awards to outstanding young inventors in Society Affiliate Fairs with middle school participants around the country. The prize was created to reward young inventors whose projects exemplify the ideals of inventive thinking by identifying challenges in their communities and creating solutions that will improve lives.