An Outbreak, 440 Blood Samples, And One Teen Scientist’s Breakthrough Puerto Rico’s 2024 dengue outbreak topped 6,000 cases. A 14-year-old student analyzed 440 blood samples, revealing age-based infection trends that could guide prevention

“Winning represents that young minds can contribute to real scientific questions and be taken seriously in the research community." #JuniorInnovators www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2026...

This 14-Year-Old Is Using Origami to Imagine Emergency Shelters That Are Sturdy, Cost-Efficient and Easy to Deploy Miles Wu folded a variant of the Miura-ori pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight

Read about Miles Wu, top winner of the Thermo Fisher Scientific #JuniorInnovators Challenge, whose work is featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...

This 14-Year-Old Is Using Origami to Imagine Emergency Shelters That Are Sturdy, Cost-Efficient and Easy to Deploy Miles Wu folded a variant of the Miura-ori pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight

14-year-old Miles Wu's research could one day be used to build deployable shelters for emergency situations. #JuniorInnovators www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-14-year-...

Precise golf tee placement can improve drives, teen finds A homemade golf-ball-driving machine helped this middle-school engineer improve his own game.

15-year-old Brady Sage's love of golf inspired a research project that would take him to the Thermo Fisher Scientific #JuniorInnovators Challenge. www.snexplores.org/article/golf-tee-placeme...

Phenomenal work by Camila! #JuniorInnovators

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

We're honored to have met so many talent #girlsinSTEM through our competitions—#RegeneronISEF, #RegeneronSTS, and #JuniorInnovators.

Today and everyday, celebrate women and girls in STEM!

Meet 19 Society Alumni Named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 List – Society for Science

See how some young alumni of @society4science.bsky.social competitions are making an impact! #ForbesUnder30 #RegeneronSTS #RegeneronISEF #JuniorInnovators www.societyforscience.org/blog/society-alumni-forb...

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100. Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen spent about five months creating a pair of 3D-printed smart glasses that can translate text-to-speech.

"Our main goal was to create an easy, cost-efficient way to transcribe text from any format for visually impaired students." #JuniorInnovators www.businessinsider.com/ai-powered-s...

Origami folds let paper support 9,000 times its weight, teen finds Miles Wu, 14, tested the strength of different ‘Miura-Ori’ origami folds and showed they might be useful in the design of pop-up emergency shelters.

A look from @snexplores.bsky.social at the work of Miles Wu, whose research earned him the top prize at the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific #JuniorInnovators Challenge

Origami folds let paper support 9,000 times its weight, teen finds Miles Wu, 14, tested the strength of different ‘Miura-Ori’ origami folds and showed they might be useful in the design of pop-up emergency shelters.

“Explore hobbies and topics that you love, even if you don’t think they’re related to science fair research." #JuniorInnovators

We had so much fun at this year's Thermo Fisher Scientific #JuniorInnovators Challenge! Take a look.

14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief.

"While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief." #JuniorInnovators

Round Rock student in National Science Competition 8th grade Pranshi Mehta is representing the state of Texas after being named the first-place science winner at the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. FOX 7 Austin education…

#JuniorInnovators finalist Pranshi Mehta used AI and 3D printing to design antibody based treatments for glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer. She spoke with @fox7austin.bsky.social about her award-winning research.

Liquid from African tulip trees may protect honeybees from pests Liquid from the African tulip tree may keep ant invaders out of hives without harming honeybees.

Anya Terón Villodas and Lia González's research suggests a new way to protect hives threatened by ants. #JuniorInnovators www.snexplores.org/article/liqu...

AI shouldn’t be trusted with your mental health, teen finds Her research suggests that ChatGPT and similar AI systems are not suitable replacements for human therapists.

Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Zeynep Demirbas knew that ChatGPT often gave wrong answers or agreed with incorrect statements. Could this type of AI really be trusted with our mental health? #JuniorInnovators

14-year-old won $25,000 and 1st place for his innovative work on origami Miles Wu, 14, said an origami fold could hold over 10,000 times its own weight, the equivalent of a NYC taxi cab holding over 4,000 elephants.

For his award-winning research project, Miles Wu tested 54 hand-folded variations and oversaw 108 trials. #JuniorInnovators @businessinsider.com
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Finalists in the Thermo Fisher JIC explore biomimicry with SERC The finalists in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) switched it up this year: instead of heading to

This year's Thermo Fisher JIC finalists took on a biomimicry challenge. #JuniorInnovators

A Young Innovator Folds Art Into Science, Wins $25,000 Teen scientist Miles Wu, 14, won the Thermo Fisher JIC for testing Miura-Ori origami folds, showing one design held 9,000× its weight and inspiring future engineering.

Thermo Fisher JIC winner Miles Wu talks to Kevin Anderton of @forbes.com about his research on origami, which he hopes one day will contribute to designs in temporary emergency shelters. #JuniorInnovators

From monkey bars to monument tours, the Thermo Fisher JIC finalists build lasting connections during Finals Week The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) is the leading STEM competition in the United States for middle school

During Thermo Fisher JIC, finalists made memories that will last a lifetime! #JuniorInnovators

Toxic Taps: STEAM Forward! Academy leads Thermo Fisher JIC finalists in public health mystery After presenting their projects to the judges and wowing the crowd at the Science and Engineering Project Showcase, the Top 30 Thermo Fisher Scientific

Donning lab coats and goggles, Thermo Fisher JIC finalists worked in teams to tackle a public health mystery. #JuniorInnovators

Listening to slightly different sounds in each ear may boost focus, teen finds While "binaural beats" may boost attention and focus, his research shows video game music is distracting.

As a longtime piano player, Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Toby Lam is fascinated by how music affects people. #JuniorInnovators www.snexplores.org/article/list...

Listen to DoD STEM Talent Award winner Peter Dulay chat with WJCT Public Media about his research on AI bias. #JuniorInnovators www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kgB...

From monkey bars to monument tours, the Thermo Fisher JIC finalists build lasting connections during Finals Week The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) is the leading STEM competition in the United States for middle school

The Thermo Fisher #JuniorInnovators had a great week of building bonds and exploring Washington, D.C. www.societyforscience.org/blog/jic-soc...

14-year-old Camila Gonzalez-Thompson won the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement at this year's Thermo Fisher #JuniorInnovators Challenge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oMN...

What do image-generating AI platforms think scientists look like? This question led 15-year-old Peter Dulay to his award-winning research project. #JuniorInnovators www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sh_...

When visiting his grandparents in India, 14-year-old Akhil Nagori saw his visually impaired grandfather struggle to read Braille. The experience led him to his research project. #JuniorInnovators www.youtube.com/watch?v=8paX...

Finalists in the Thermo Fisher JIC explore biomimicry with SERC The finalists in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) switched it up this year: instead of heading to

With the help of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Thermo Fisher JIC finalists explored biomimicry. #JuniorInnovators www.societyforscience.org/blog/2025-th...

Day two of Thermo Fisher JIC challenges returns to the KID Museum There wasn’t a challenge these finalists couldn’t take on at the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC)! Early

At Thermo Fisher JIC, finalists channeled their inner Rube Goldberg to create a chain reaction using the materials provided at @kidmuseum.bsky.social. #JuniorInnovators www.societyforscience.org/blog/day-two...

14-year-old from NYC looks to solve real-world problems with award-winning origami model A ninth grader from New York City won the most prestigious middle school STEM competition in the nation this week, and he did it by folding paper.

14-year-old Miles Wu from New York City combined engineering and origami and the result was surprising. #JuniorInnovators @abc7ny.bsky.social abc7ny.com/post/14-year...