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Obama Wears Tiara on His Head for Girl Scouts
Presidential photographer Pete Souza says he is considering this adorable photo as one of his Top White House Pictures of 2014.
Obama agreed to don...
Teenager Invents Shoe Insoles to Generate Energy With Every Step
A 15-year-old boy living in the Philippines has invented a shoe insole that produces electricity from the energy of every footstep -- with the...
Photo of the Day – Nigerian Teens Make Urine-Powered Generator
Teenage girls in Africa entered a science fair in Lagos in November, 2012 unveiling a device of their own invention -- a urine-powered generator.
The collaborators, ages 14 to 15,...
Obama Hails Girls for Their App That Will Guide Visually Impaired
A team of middle school girls had the moment of their lives when President Obama told the story of how they built an app to...
Teen Shows US Can Save $100 Million by Switching Fonts
A 14-year-old from Pittsburgh says he's found a way to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and his idea started as a school...
Teen Creates Flashlight that Runs on Body Heat
Thanks to social media's love of science fair winners, we are hearing more stories these days about teenagers inventing marvelous machines and making scientific...
Teen Wins $50K for Making Plastic Out of Banana Peels
A 16-year-old girl from Istanbul, Turkey spent two years perfecting a plastic created from banana peels, substituting fruit waste for the typical petroleum base.
On...
Makers Unite – the DIY Revolution Will be Home-made
Increasingly tinkerers and hobbyists are proving they are more than equal to the corporate world, and their efforts are challenging the traditional methods of...
15-Year-old Wins National Prize for Creating Pancreatic Cancer Test
A new breakthrough that provides early detection for the most lethal form of cancer was created by a 15-year-old Maryland teen, after his mom...
Boy Discovers Microbe that Eats Plastic
PhDs have been searching for a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the solution may have come through a pair of...
Teen Inventors Win $50,000 Turning Bacteria into Power Supply, Herbal Extract to Kill Infections
Great kids abound. They can tackle any problem in the world today. Last Friday the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for high school...
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Diet Linked to Hyper Kids
A revolution has turned around Central Alternative High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and its ‘problem kids’, sent there from twelve area schools. Respect, achievement,...