The students had 3 weeks to decide on a problem & design a moonshot solution that has a 10x impact using emerging technologies.
They built a company website, wrote a technical article, filmed a video, made a one-pager, and delivered a 5-minute pitch to judges.
<aside> ▶️ See the recording of the pitches here! PW: 6KVSn#A%
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The timing of each team's pitch can be found below.
From Google X:
<aside> ▶️ What is Moonshot Thinking? by X, the moonshot factory
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Magnetum
Magnetum - Simone, Kareena, Hari.pdf
Creating artificial magnetospheres using Continuous Coil Toroids to reduce radiation exposure for astronauts on Mars.
Pitch: 00:32-07:11
Viridis
Viridis - Ayan, Maharshi, Matt, Chendur.pdf
Utilizing IoT, AI, and regenerative agriculture to put a complete halt to climate change.
Pitch: 36:35-44:33
Clean Air Q
Clean Air Q - Tasha, Aashvi, Shivam, Thomas.pdf
Leveraging quantum machine learning to find a 10x more efficient catalyst to use in direct air carbon capture.
Pitch: 01:05:35-01:15:30
Ensilica
10x-ing the affordability of vaccines around the world.
Pitch: 01:24:20-01:33:15
Somna
Somna - Maggie, Phanisree, Hiral, Athena.pdf
A treatment that cuts sleep time in half by inserting genetically modified receptors into neurons which can be activated using ionized water.
Pitch: 07:27-14:20
Callisto
Callisto - Niva, Alayo, Dechhen.pdf
Nanotechnology-based targeted therapy to revolutionize cancer treatment and eliminate harsh side effects.
Pitch: 14:20-19:45
Emesh Agriculture
Emesh Agriculture - Samantha, Syona, Jeffrey, Swatee.pdf
Nanosensors and drones to improve agricultural data collection & help farmers grow their crops more sustainably.
Pitch: 19:45-27:15
Micronaut
Micronaut - Gina, Ula, Saya, Danielle.pdf
Microbots in the bloodstream to quickly diagnose and precisely target cancer.
Pitch: 01:15:30-01:24:20
AstroMining
Asteroid Mining - Leandro, Carmen, Raghav, Sydney.pdf
Asteroid mining to address scarcity of resources on Earth.
Pitch: 45:20-51:30
Urban Canopy
Urban Canopy - Imran, Ishaana, Kai KS, Henry.pdf
Using artificial photosynthesis to sustainably mass-produce the biofuels.
Pitch: 51:30-58:10
A-EYE
Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease using non-invasive eye-scanning technology.
Pitch: 58:10-01:05:20
Fallout Propulsion
Fallout Propulsion - Sayf, Ishan, Azam.pdf
A nuclear thermal propulsion system to revolutionize deep space exploration.
Pitch: 27:15-35:30
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