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News Release 16-036

Super small science competition announces student finalists

Cast a vote for the Generation Nano's people's choice award from April 7 to 15

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comic showing various characters and the text genration nano small science superheroes

Generation Nano has tapped young people's attraction to superheroes armed with fantastical powers, while engaging them in vast possibilities of science and engineering research.

Credit: NSF


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Cartoon by Madeleine Chang of New Jersey showing the character she created: Radio Blitz

Madeleine Chang of Bergen County Academies, a public high school in Hackensack, New Jersey, created Radio Blitz, a hero who casually disposes of local waste.

Credit: Madeleine Chang


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Cartoon showing character Nanoman who fights Cancer, the malignant crab monster.

Eric Liu from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a state-chartered magnet school located within Fairfax County in Alexandria, Virginia, created Nanoman, who treats cancer patients by fighting "Cancer", the malignant crab monster.

Credit: Eric Liu


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Nine, a superhero created by Vuong Mai of Georgia, dons a Nanosuit to rescue a kiddnapping victim.

Vuong Mai from the Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts in Jonesboro, Georgia, created superhero Nine, who tests out his new Nanosuit to rescue a little girl who has fallen victim to notorious kidnappers.

Credit: Vuong Mai


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