Past Collegiate Inventors Competition Winners
Learn about the student inventors who have excelled in the Collegiate Inventors Competition®. You can search our past competition winners by name, year or university.
Rolosense
Rolosense is an entirely new class of DNA machine that turns chemical energy into rolling motion. This molecular vehicle carries a bead just five microns in diameter at speeds 1,000 times faster than previous motors. The speed of the bead through a sample can indicate the presence of a single gene variation or detect a variety of molecules such as lead using a smartphone application. This could make advanced testing for disease and contaminants more efficient in remote areas when it’s needed most.
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Aaron Blanchard
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Kevin Yehl
Root-Specific Gene Promoter for Improving the Resistance of Crops to Disease
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Yuri T. Yamamoto
Round Window Electromagnetic (Implantable) Hearing Aid
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Jonathan H. Spindel
Safety Electrical Outlet
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Michael E. Freytag
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Christine K. Scholl (Walter)
SanaHeal
During surgery, tissue adhesives are regularly used to support suture or staple lines. However, current adhesives are ineffective to seal wet tissues, do not provide rapid, strong adhesion, and often lack a stable and long-term sealing capacity. The SanaHeal bioadhesive is a dry strip of tape that has the unique ability to bind wet tissues together and can potentially replace the staples or sutures used to close surgical sites following an operation and provide healthier healing.
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