Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert, an EEG-based machine learning system that tracks brain activity to predict driver fatigue before microsleep occurs. Her innovation has earned her a place among the 10 finalists of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, where she will compete for a $25,000 prize.

Texas A&M engineers are developing fish-like nano-robots to harvest lithium from seawater. These autonomous microscopic robots use specialised particles activated by light for movement. This innovative approach offers a sustainable alternative to traditional land-based mining methods.