View short clips of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School InvenTeam and Palo Alto High School InvenTeam showcasing their inventive solutions at the 2007 Odyssey.
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What is the name of Gauri Nanda's unavoidable alarm clock invention?
Inventing From the Ground Up
How One New England High School Sustains Inventiveness
“Looking back three years ago, I couldn’t have imagined this project being as successful as it has been,” said Tom Sundman, team captain of Project Argus. “It started as a simple solution to help monitor a greenhouse at a neighboring school. Three years later the project is still going strong and supported by teachers, community members, college professors, businesses, and of course, Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams.”
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How to Avoid Traffic: The Roadable Aircraft Brings a Solution Near
A team of eight is working on the proof-of-concept prototype, slated for completion in 2008
Driving along the highway in Woburn, Massachusetts, it is easy to pass by the nondescript entrance for the small street labeled Cranes Court. A short distance down the street, one will approach a one-story, concrete building that looks like a warehouse – among buildings with a similar façade. A closer look at the middle facility reveals a small sign to the right of the door that is labeled Terrafugia, Inc., which signifies home to the Transition®, a roadable aircraft vehicle under construction, and a testament to the hotbed of activity stirring within the walls.
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Paper Airplanes, Duct-tape Armor, and Kite-surfing: Innovating and Interning at a California Do-Tank
Not once in the first 16 years of my life did I think I would happily wake up to the sound of a Wienerschnitzel drive-thru. Not once did I picture myself living with eight other interns and a mentor, with whom I worked at an innovation “do-tank” in Alameda, Calif. Not once did I imagine learning to kite-surf in the San Francisco Bay, camping at the gorgeous Waddell Beach, constructing a 4,500 square-foot roof deck, or building more PVC marshmallow shooters than I could count. Not once did I foresee contributing to projects ranging from building paper airplanes to assisting on a presentation for Google™ under the mentorship of a soon-to-be MacArthur Fellow. Not once did I expect the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams initiative to combine all these experiences into a summer internship. But that’s what Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams does; it proves to kids like me that they can do things they never thought possible.
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Putting viruses to the test: How a young girl's commitment to learn about a disease everyday multiplied into a cross-disciplinary career
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