High Schooler Is Awarded $100,000 For Research 287
wired_LAIN writes "A teenager from Oklahoma was awarded $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search competition for building an inexpensive and accurate spectrograph that can identify the specific characteristics of different kinds of molecules. While normal spectrographs can cost between $20,000 and $100,000 to build, her spectrograph cost less than $500. The 40 finalists' projects were judged by a panel of 12 scientists, all well established in their respective fields. Among the judges were Vera Rubin, who proved Dark Matter, and Andrew Yeager, one of the pioneers of stem cell research."
Not bad (Score:5, Funny)
Dollar dollars (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Dollar dollars (Score:3, Funny)
The $$60 billion Man (Score:1, Funny)
Whatever... (Score:2, Funny)
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I have to remember to pick one up at Costco when we go next week.
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Holy cow, these kids are off the charts! And I was impressed with the GW-BASIC database I wrote in high school. It looks like something Homer Simpson built compared to that...
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I thought it said "Spirograph" (Score:4, Funny)
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PS: Beijing is landlocked.
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What are you going to do with a dozen spectrographs?
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