Bacteriophage, Plastic Steel and Round Robots Prove Winners

Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 17:14 in Mathematics & Economics

Think that college lab work is dull and uninspiring? Student inventors claimed a $25,000 grand prize and other awards Wednesday night for creating antibacterial agents, "plastic steel," and a spherical robot that can climb stairs. The winners were contestants in the 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition, operated by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation since 1990. read more

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