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Alexia Abernathy, 15, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Johnny Bodylski, 10, Santa Ana, California | |||||
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Oops! Proof No-Spill Feeding Bowl |
The Rain Watchdog |
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| Alexia invented the Oops! Proof
No-Spill Feeding Bowl at the age of 11 for a science fair project.
This unique bowl prevents messes because spillage is caught in a larger
outer bowl which attaches to the smaller bowl nested within. The lid,
which fastens to the larger bowl, has a hole in the center which allows
access to the inner bowl.
Alexia secured a patent for her bowl which is now manufactured by Little Kids® and sold in stores nationwide. After graduation, Alexia plans to attend college to become a veterinarian. |
Johnny invented the Rain Watchdog at the
age of eight. One day his mother noticed that someone had left the
water sprinkler on while it was raining. Johnny solved this problem
with his invention which automatically turns off a water sprinkler
when it begins raining and turns it on when the water evaporates.
In 1995, Johnny’s invention won The Great Ideas Competition sponsored by Popular Science Magazine and Inventors Workshop International. |
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Peter Haugen, 16, Arvilla, North Dakota |
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Interfaceable Refreshable Braille Display
Prototype |
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| Peter Haugen has been inventing
since the age of six. He specializes in electronics, computers, and
chemistry. His invention, the Interfaceable Refreshable Braille Display
Prototype, allows a blind person to read a computer monitor by means
of a Braille interface. Similar devices already exist, but none which
employ this level of technology. Peter’s device is smaller and
less expensive than existing models because it uses shape memory wire,
made from an alloy whose expansion and contraction is controlled electrically.
In 1995, Peter’s Braille interface won the NASA Award and the 2nd Place Grand Award in Engineering at the International Science and Engineering Fair. Peter’s future plans are uncertain. |
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| Christopher Cho, 18, East Setauket, New York | ||||||
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Automated Page-Replacing Contrivance |
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| Christopher plays the viola.
He has performed in the Julliard Pre-College Orchestra and won the
1995 Julliard Annual Award for Music. Christopher’s invention
allows a musician to turn pages of music without interruption of the
performance. It operates by means of a foot pedal which, when depressed,
drops the front sheet of music, allowing the next page to be viewed.
The Automated Page-Replacing Contrivance won the 1993 Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition. Christopher plans to attend Harvard this fall but has not decided on his major. |
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| Elizabeth Nathan and Gabriella Pollack, 19, New York, NY | ||||||
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Non-Reusable Syringe |
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| Kara Levine, 18, New York, NY | Elizabeth and Gabriella invented
the Non-Reusable Syringe out of a concern for the spread of the AIDS
virus via the sharing of needles by drug users. Their invention works
by means of a mechanism inside the barrel of the syringe which locks
into place after one use thus causing the plunger and seal to separate
so that fluid cannot be drawn back into the body of the syringe.
The idea for the mechanism inside the syringe works on the same principle as a cocktail umbrella. In fact, this is where the idea came from. The Non-Reusable Syringe won the NYNEX Science and Technology Awards in 1995. |
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Karink |
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| Kara invented Karink while
she was attending high school in Panama City, Florida. Karink is an
environmentally friendly printing ink. More than 250 million pounds
of oil per year are used to produce newspaper printing ink, most of
which finds its way into landfills. Karink is made entirely from renewable
resources and contains absolutely no petroleum.
In 1994, several issues of the Panama City News Herald were printed entirely with Karink. In 1995, Karink won The Westinghouse Science Talent Search. Kara is attending New York University, and, with her love for art and chemistry, hopes to become an art restorer. |
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