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2 projects
Benjamin Davis
First place · Regeneron ISEF 2025
Reported about 45% greater efficiency than comparable systems at roughly 90% lower cost.
Siyaa Poddar
First place · Regeneron ISEF 2025
Low-cost detectors for toxic silica and uranium dust, built from colour-changing chemistry stabilised inside metal-organic frameworks, developed with Indigenous communities near abandoned mines in the US Southwest in mind.