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Teen Innovator Wins $25K for Life-Saving Origami Design

12/1/2025

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Miles Wu, a 14-year-old from New York City, won $25,000 at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for Miura-ori research applicable to disaster-relief structures.
He conducted 108 trials testing paper types and configurations.
The Miura-ori could hold over 10,000 times its weight.
Judges praised his leadership.
He plans to use the prize for higher education and to prototype an emergency shelter and to continue origami research.

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Story summary

Miles Wu, a 14-year-old from New York City, won $25,000 at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for Miura-ori research applicable to disaster-relief structures.
He conducted 108 trials testing paper types and configurations.
The Miura-ori could hold over 10,000 times its weight.
Judges praised his leadership.
He plans to use the prize for higher education and to prototype an emergency shelter and to continue origami research.