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A.I.-Powered Trap That Zaps Invasive Lanternflies
Using solar power, machine learning and her family’s patio umbrella, 18-year-old Selina Zhang created a synthetic tree that lures the destructive species
As the spotted lanternfly ingests high amounts of sugar, it excretes honeydew, a sticky liquid waste that accumulates on trees, impeding photosynthesis and encouraging black sooty mold to sprout. On top of conducting an extensive literature review of existing research, Zhang carefully observed the spotted lanternfly in the wild for weeks, tracking how the bugs grew over time, where they tended to cluster and how they navigated unfamiliar structures. Finalist projects range from revolutionary engineering feats, such as low-cost, universal 3D-printed prosthetics for amputees, to space science breakthroughs, such as analyses of microorganisms on comets and asteroids to hypothesize the establishment of life on Earth.
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