🎉 National Winners Highlight! 🎉 Congratulations to 7th graders Anirudh Rao and Aarna Varre, Coach Sheetal Rajput, and Mentor Bharathi Rao from STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado for winning national honors in this year’s #Toshiba/@NSTA #ExploraVision with their innovative project, Biomimetic Surfaces! 🌟 Their project tackles icy roads by mimicking nature's hydrophobic properties to create road surfaces that reduce ice, increase friction, and improve vehicle stability. This design can be stamped into concrete or used in pre-formed materials, making it versatile for various applications. 🚀👏 #STEMCompetition #Innovation #Biomimetic @official_nsta (fb)

🎉 National Winners Highlight! 🎉 Huge congratulations to 7th graders Aarnavi Ghorai, Kyle Li, Srinithik Sabry, and Coach Nicole McRee from Twin Groves Middle School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for being selected as #Toshiba/@NSTA #ExploraVision national winners! Their project, the Drone Ranger (DR), is a cutting-edge innovation in wildfire mitigation. This thermoelectricity and hydrogen-powered drone, with its AI-trained camera network and Advanced Pressure Swing Absorption system, is designed to monitor and mitigate wildfires effectively. 👏🚀 STEMCompetition #Innovation #DroneRanger @official_nsta @KCSD96 (fb)