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14-year-old Combines Origami and Physics to Engineer Foldable Structures for Disaster Relief Shelters; Wins $25,000 Top Award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Globenewswire· 2025-10-29 10:17
赛事概述 - 赛默飞世尔科技与科学协会宣布2025年初中生STEM创新挑战赛获奖者,14岁的Miles Wu赢得最高奖项ASCEND奖,奖金25,000美元[1] - 该赛事覆盖全美60,000名初中生,从近2,000名申请者中选出30名决赛选手,代表48个州及多个海外领地[3] - 30名决赛选手除个人研究项目评审外,还参与了测试批判性思维、沟通、创造力和协作能力的团队挑战[4] 获奖者及项目亮点 - 最高奖获得者Miles Wu研究折纸工程,测试54种折痕变体,发现其设计可承受超自身重量9,000倍的负荷,目标应用于轻质救灾庇护所[2] - Akhil Nagori(15岁)和Evann Sun(14岁)均开发可将文本转换为语音的眼镜,以帮助视障学生,分别获得10,000美元奖项[5][7] - Peter Fernández Dulay(15岁)研究AI图像生成中的性别偏见,获得美国国防部STEM人才奖10,000美元[6] - Camila Gonzalez-Thompson(14岁)研究登革热病毒在波多黎各的流行性,获得罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会健康进步奖10,000美元[8] 企业参与与影响 - 赛默飞世尔科技通过赞助该赛事体现其对扩大STEM教育机会的长期承诺,公司每年有员工投入数千小时支持全球教育计划[9][10] - 公司年收入超过400亿美元,其使命是帮助客户使世界更健康、更清洁、更安全[16] - 除顶级奖项外,还设立了科学、技术、工程和数学四个类别的一、二等奖,一等奖奖金3,500美元,二等奖2,500美元[11]
Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design Continue Partnership Exploring Advanced Biodesign and the Future of Mobility
Prnewswire· 2025-10-27 23:38
Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation SEOUL, South Korea and PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Â Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) are pleased to continue their pioneering multiyear research partnership exploring the relationship between nature, art and design, and the future of mobility around this year's theme of "Tangible Futures." Continue Reading "We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group," said RISD President Crystal Wil ...
The Largest Structures Ever Proposed: When Architecture Touches the Impossible- A Tour Of Megastructures
Medium· 2025-10-14 02:46
The Largest Structures Ever Proposed: When Architecture Touches the Impossible- A Tour Of MegastructuresAvinash Saravanan (アビナッシュ・サラバナン)9 min read·Just nowJust now--Humanity’s architectural ambitions have often transcended the boundaries of the possible, envisioning structures that challenge the very limits of engineering, physics, and imagination. From real-world proposals that push the envelope of modern construction to fictional megastructures that exist only in the realms of science fiction and manga, t ...