http://www.northcountyhs.org/index.jsp A Maryland student was awarded the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on Friday for developing a urine and blood test that detects pancreatic cancer with 90 percent accuracy. Jack Andraka, 15, claimed the $75,000 prize for his test, which is roughly 28 times cheaper and faster, and over 100 times more sensitive than current tests. Each year, approximately 7 million high school students around the globe develop original research projects and present their work at local science fairs with the hope of winning." Not bad at all kid, not bad.
That's really cool. By the time it gets developed and marketed it'll only be twice as much as current tests.
Awesome... how about a Pulitzer? What a demeaning, dignity robbing disease cancer can be. Thanks for highllighting this one!
Nice to see people can b so cynical in light of some really cool news. Those super geeks were in Pittsburgh, even some of the projects that didn't win were amazing.
The science fairs are always awesome. Unfortunately, the cynicism is fully justified. What happens to these inventions after the corporate world gets a hold of them is what bugs me.
It's really not the point of this kid winning. An American won the world science fair, and I believe his school which is a STEM school is a public school. My wife and I were very interested in these STEM schools. Anyone from the east coast have any dealings with one? Is that hard to say great job kid?
Apparently it is for some. As for STEM, yes. It was the big push when I was graduating in 2007 (I received a B.S. in Technology Education). It's supposed to be the next transition from Technology Education (which transitioned from Industrial Arts), and it's a great program that draws "non-traditional" tech students into technology related fields (not just engineering). Not to mention the fact that many of the courses have a strong math and science component, they only help improve student's abilities in these core subjects. There are some really cool programs in PA (not in this area, but in the SW and SE) that involve full on R&D/Prototyping labs that give students hands on experience with polymers, metallic and nonmetallic materials, using rapid prototyping machines, CAM, CAD, SolidWorks, CNC, etc. Great programs, and it's where the focus needs to be in public education rather than standardized testing.
