THE CHALLENGE

Research, design, and propose practical ideas that address equitable and sustainable practice issues surrounding food production, distribution, and consumption. Consider factors such as climate change, population growth, resource scarcity, and food security.

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Mikaila Ulmer created a lemonade brand that uses honey and flaxseed. It's eco-conscious and helps save bees and their habitats.

Green Bronx Machine inspires healthy eating through growing vegetables, as a student team, in an urban environment.

Apeel is an edible food coating that increases shelf life for perishable fruits and vegetables, helping reduce food waste.

THE CHALLENGE

Invent a new medical device, investigate innovative ways to diagnose and treat diseases, or design a solution to improve the quality of patient care.

This could include addressing the unique challenges faced by under-resourced communities, ensuring your innovation promotes equitable access to healthcare.

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17-year-old Dasia Taylor makes color changing sutures that detect infection.

Safiya Sankari developed a faster and cheaper way to detect diseases by making a Python algorithm that collaborates with an e-nose.

At age 10, Leena Rafeeq created Ogler EyeScan, an app that detects eye diseases using computer vision and machine learning.

THE CHALLENGE

Design, invent, and propose innovative solutions for future energy needs. This could include alternative and sustainable energy sources, energy storage technologies, energy efficiency, or grid optimization.

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Floating solar panel farms are becoming more and more relevant, from the Netherlands making them automatically track the sun and traveling along a lake's surface to Army bases using floating solar panels to help power the entire base.

Students at the Illinois Institute of Technology are developing artificial leaves attached to real plants that generate electricity from wind or water friction.

Faculty at MIT have developed a new battery using abundant, inexpensive materials that can be cheaper and more effective than lithium batteries.

THE CHALLENGE

Explore the challenges of space exploration and space settlement and come up with innovative solutions. From designing habitats for life on Mars to developing sustainable food sources, the possibilities are endless.

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Air Company in Brooklyn, New York has created a way to use exhaled carbon dioxide, water, and yeast to grow food for astronauts.

After 40 years of the same suit design, there is a new spacesuit with wider range of motion, advanced life support components, and easy-to-use features.

The MOXIE experiment generates about the same oxygen as a tree on Earth does, making the concept of providing air on Mars possible.

THE CHALLENGE

Utilize AI, data visualization, robotics, or other technologies to develop a program or device that tackles real-world challenges.

Your project could focus on solving problems such as closing the digital divide, ensuring equal access, and addressing racial biases in the realm of technology.

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Teenager Krystyna Paszko created a fake online cosmetic shop as a way for victims of domestic violence to ask for help.

Gitanjali Rao is a 17-year-old inventor. Her invention, Kindly, uses machine learning to identify cyberbullying and help make children's experience online safer.

Emma Yang is the 16-year-old founder of Timeless, an app that helps those with Alzheimer's stay connected with loved ones and improve their memory.