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Jun. 29, 2012
Meet the Energy-Saving Gadgets of the Future
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From a GPS that outsmarts traffic jams to flooring that generates electricity from footsteps, student inventors are dreaming up a more convenient, energy efficient future. Ira Flatow talks with winners of Microsoft's Imagine Cup and Siemens' We Can Change The World Challenge about their innovations.
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Guests
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Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR Science Friday
New York, New York -
Daniel Morrow
Team member, Chargers
Second place national winner, Siemens "We Can Change the World Challenge"
Junior, Providence Day School
Charlotte, North Carolina -
Christian Brüggemann
Team Leader, Team Greenway
Winner, Imagine Cup Germany
First year math student
University of Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany -
Bridget Zarych
Team Member, Pinelands Eco Scienteers
First place national winner, Siemens "We Can Change the World Challenge"
Sophomore, Pinelands Regional High School
Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey -
Harry Freedman
Team Member, MATobots
Runner-up, FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Competition
6th Grader, PS-126, Manhattan Academy of Technology
New York, New York -
Sabera Talukder
Finalist, Google Science Fair
Junior, Los Gatos High School
Los Gatos, California


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