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Indian-American Gitanjali Rao won 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Indian-American Gitanjali Rao has won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her prototype water lead contamination detector ‘Tethys’. The sensor-based device detects the quality of water and shares the results to a mobile application via bluetooth. The aim of the competition, open to citizens of the US who are enrolled from Class ..
Topics: 3M • Bluetooth • Chemistry • Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge • Gitanjali • Gitanjali Rao • Technology • Tethys • Water • Women inventors
Indian-American Gitanjali Rao wins 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Indian-American Gitanjali Rao (11) won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for inventing a quick, low-cost test to detect lead-contaminated water. She was selected from 10 finalists who had spent three months collaborating with scientists to develop their ideas. Key Facts Rao’s prototype device named named Tethys, after the Greek goddess for fresh ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge • Gitanjali Rao • Lead-contaminated Water • Tethys • US