13-Year-Old Wins Top Prize: Makes Wind Energy Device That Costs Just $5

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Oct 24, 2016, 11:02 am113 pts
A 13-year-old student from Ohio won the top prize at the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge Tuesday for developing a cost-effective device that uses solar and wind power to create energy . Grand prize winner Maanasa Mendu with 3M scientist mentor Margaux Mitera at the 2016 Discovery Education…

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