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Clean energy source, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Tapping Energy from Ocean Currents, Young Scientist Challenge
2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
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Ninth Grader Invented Prototype to Tap Energy from Ocean Currents
Fifteen-year-old Hannah Herbst from Boca Raton, Florida, is the winner of the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Herbst created an energy probe prototype that seeks to offer a stable power source to developing countries by using untapped energy from ocean currents.
~ Press Release, Discovery Education and 3M announce 2015 Science Competition Winner, Young Scientist Challenge, October 26, 2015.
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Thanks a bunch, Cyril 🙂
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Youth and innovation. Maybe there is hope for us!
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Agree with you, JoAnn. I also thought that if kids can come up with cheap ways of providing alternative energy, what’s holding us back? I think we all know the answer: Big Oil.
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Big Oil should be embarrassed, it’s so obvious.
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Great idea for a small portable. The theoretical scale up that can simultaneously the power of 3 car batteries sounds good. Thanks for sharing, Rosaliene!
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You’re welcome, Cicorm. The involvement of young scientists in our transition to clean, sustainable energy is a hopeful move forward, as JoAnn noted.
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Brilliant. Very inspiring.
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Indeed! Thanks for dropping by.
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Hopeful and exciting news!
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It sure is!
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