2013 Google Science Fair winners

Google has announced the winners of their 2013 science fair:

• Viney Kumar designed a program that lets drivers know when emergency vehicles are approaching. Hopefuly the program will be able to communicate with cars or drivers through cell phone signals.
• Ann Makosinski developed a flashlight that gets power when you hold it. By using Peltier tiles,  the difference in temperature between your hand and the ambient air can generate enough power to provide light without any need for batteries
• Eric Chen was the grand prize winner. He developed a computer model to generate new anti-influenza drugs. The molecules are inhibitors of endonuclease activity and might be active against all flu strains.

These are some smart kids! Read more about their projects here, at the Google Science Fair site and at the Google blog.