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1993 Winners
Grades 10-12
First Place
Prosthetics: Rebuilding the Body in the Future
Computer-operated devices -- complete with synthetic bones, muscle fibers and skin -- virtually duplicate natural limbs.
Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
Warwick, RI
Second Place
Space Propulsion: The Anti-Matter Advantage
Matter and anti-matter collide, producing energy to power rockets deep into outer space.
Thomas Wooton High School
Rockville, MD
Turning Rubber Into Sugar: The Future of Genetic Engineering
Genetically engineered bacteria consume tires at a rate 5,000 times higher than normal, yielding useful by-products like glucose and hydrogen.
Whitehall High School
Whitehall, PA
Grades 7-9
First Place
Improving Life for Diabetics
No more insulin injections thanks to this pump and monitoring system, which is implanted in the stomach.
Stonewall Jackson High School
Mount Jackson, VA
Second Place
Compunews: The Newspaper of the Future
This solar-powered, folder-like device uses fiber optics to download news. A built-in pointer makes zooming and searching easy.
Hanover Park High School
East Hanover, NJ
The Computer Chip That is as Close as Your Fingertips
Implanted on your fingertip, this chip replaces everything from IDs and credit cards to medical emergency records.
Austin Junior High School
Irving, TX
Grades 4-6
First Place
The Crime Fighting Laser
A handy pen scans and identifies finger-prints and even detects heat trails left by criminals.
Wright Elementary School
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Second Place
The Tire of Tomorrow: Saving Lives and Roads
A flick of the switch releases traction studs on tires when driving on snow, ice or other unstable surfaces.
Rogers Park School
Anchorage, AK
Stepping Into the Future With the Smart Shoe
Ultra-intelligent footwear monitors and displays heart rate, blood pressure, calorie consumption and speed as well as distance traveled.
Schwegler School
Lawrence, KS
Grades K-3
First Place
Weather-Pro 2000: The Umbrella of the Future
This transparent nylon umbrella collapses to fit in a wrist band yet inflates with helium to full size. Even better, it's hands-free.
Joseph P. Manning School
Jamaica Plain, MA
Second Place
The Maglev Payground: An Exhilarating Place To Play!
Magnetic levitation ("maglev") suspends kids in midair for safe frictionless trips via maglev slides, ski slopes and tunnels.
Meadow Drive Elementary School
Albertson, NY
PAL: The Friend of the Future
The Personal Automated Lifeguard (PAL) combines a calculator, clock, phone, computer and color TV in a single wrist unit.
Chattahoochee Elementary School
Duluth, GA
