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Saturday 19 May 2018

19-Year-Old Engineer Builds Autonomous Window Cleaner for Commercial Buildings

PITTSBURGH -- (BUSINESS membranes for use in large
WIRE)--May 18, 2018--Oli- industrial-scale batteries for
ver Nicholls, 19, of Sydney, storing solar or wind-gen-
Australia, was awarded first erated electricity for later
place for designing and distribution. His composite
building a prototype of an membrane has 10 times
autonomous robotic win- the proton conductivity
dow cleaner for commer- of the industry’s standard
cial buildings at this year’s membrane while reducing
Intel International Science production costs by about
and Engineering Fair, a 30 percent. “Intel con-
program of Society for Sci- gratulates Oliver Nicholls,
ence & the Public and Meghana Bollimpalli, Dhru-
the world’s largest interna- vik Parikh and all of the par-
tional pre-college science ticipants on their ground-
competition. The competi- breaking research that will
tion featured nearly 1,800 help solve some of today’s
young scientists selected greatest global challeng-
from 420 affiliate fairs in 81 es,” said Rosalind Hudnell,
countries, regions and ter- Intel vice president of Cor-
ritories. porate Affairs and presi-
This press release features From left: Meghana Bollimpalli, Oliver Nicholls and Dhruvik Parikh celebrate on Friday, May 18, dent of the Intel Founda-
multimedia. View the full 2018, at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, tion. “When students from
release here: https://www. different backgrounds, per-
businesswire.com/news/ commercial buildings. Bol- ries in this high-risk occupa- combining common sub- spectives and geographies
home/20180518005537/en/ limpalli, of Little Rock, Ar- tion. Nicholls received the stances like tea and mo- come together and share
From left: Meghana Bol- kansas, and Parikh, of Both- Gordon E. Moore Award lasses with nitrogen and their ideas, there is no limit
limpalli, Oliver Nicholls and ell, Washington, received of $75,000, named in honor phosphorus in a commer- to what they can achieve.”
Dhruvik Parikh celebrate Intel Foundation Young Sci- of the Intel co-founder and cial microwave formed a In addition to the top win-
on Friday, May 18, 2018, at entist Awards. (Photo: Intel fellow scientist. powder that could be used ners, approximately 600
the 2018 Intel International Corporation) Meghana Bollimpalli, 17, as a coating for electrode- finalists received awards
Science and Engineering In essence, a flying drone- of Little Rock, Arkansas, like materials giving them and prizes for their innova-
Fair, a program of Society like device is tethered to received one of two Intel similar properties of more tive research, including 24
for Science & the Public the roof of a building and Foundation Young Scientist expensive metals like plati- “Best of Category” win-
and the world’s largest in- equipped with a powerful Awards of $50,000 for her num. ners, who each received
ternational pre-college sci- spray nozzle and rotating novel, low-cost approach Dhruvik Parikh, 18, of Both- a $5,000 prize in addition
ence competition. Nicholls, scrubbers. The $2,300 de- for synthesizing materials ell, Washington, received to their $3,000 first place
of Sydney, Australia, was vice can withstand 28 mph that could greatly cut the the other Intel Foundation award. The Intel Founda-
awarded first place for de- winds and could replace production and energy Young Scientist Award of tion also awarded a $1,000
signing and building a pro- traditional methods that costs of making electrodes $50,000 for his develop- grant to each winner’s
totype of an autonomous can exceed $11,000 per for devices like superca- ment of less expensive yet school and to the affiliated
robotic window cleaner for cleaning and reduce inju- pacitors. She found that more robust ion exchange fair they represent.q

CURE Media Group Announces Christine

Stone as the Winner of the 2018 Extraordi-

nary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

Media Group, the nation’s her patients, their families Annual Congress. She was
leading consumer digital and caregivers.” presented her award by
and print media enterprise Stone is an oncology nurse Robin Roberts, co-anchor
focused entirely on patients navigator at Inova Loudoun of “Good Morning Amer-
with cancer, has selected Hospital’s Life with Cancer ica,” best-selling author
Christine Stone, M.S.N, RN, program, the psychoso- and cancer survivor who
OCN, of Inova Loudoun cial and educational arm also served as the event’s
Hospital as the winner of of the Inova Schar Cancer keynote speaker.
CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2018--CURE the 2018 CURE ® Extraor- Institute in Falls Church, Vir- Founded in 2007, the Ex-
dinary Healer® Award for ginia. Prior to her current traordinary Healer® Award
Oncology Nursing.“We are role, she has dedicated her for Oncology Nursing has
honored to recognize Chris- 27 years of nursing in the received over 1,000 nomi-
tine Stone for this year’s Ex- oncology field. Stone says nations and continues to
traordinary Healer®,” said that she learns something grow each year. The win-
Michael J. Hennessy Jr., every day from her patients ners and essays honored
president of MJH Associ- as she walks along the jour- over the past 11 years have
ates, Inc., parent compa- ney with them. Stone was included men and women,
ny of CURE Media Group. recognized last evening adults and children, repre-
“Stone goes above and at an awards gala in con- senting a variety of cancer
beyond the call of duty junction with the Oncol- centers and hospitals in
each day to help each of ogy Nursing Society’s (ONS) many states. q