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13-Year-Old Invents Cheap, Award-Winning Clean Energy Device

On October 19, 13-year-old student Maanasa Mendu was awarded the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective device that uses solar and wind power to create energy. [1]
Her “solar leaves” device earned her the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” as well as a $25,000 prize.