Team Elastec, an Illinois-based veteran company in the oil spill cleanup business, developed giant grooved discs that skimmed oil more than three times better than the industry standard to capture the $1 million top prize in the...
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October 12, 2011
The Wendy Schmidt (yes, that Schmidt) Oil Cleanup Challenge named Elastec/American Marine, an Illinois firm, the winner of the $1 million grand prize for developing a more efficient skimmer technology to sop up petroleum spills....
October 12, 2011
Sure, skimmer ships, containment booms and dispersants deployed immediately, aiming to capture oil gushing from the blown well beneath the destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig. But week after frustrating week, the best available...
October 12, 2011
Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X Prize Foundation and inventor Donnie Wilson on Wilson's Oil Cleanup X Challenge win.
October 12, 2011
Wendy Schmidt discusses the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, her work with the X PRIZE Foundation, and what this prize means for cleaning up the oceans.
October 10, 2011
X PRIZE Chairman Peter Diamandis easily gave one of the most compelling presentations of the weekend. Blessed with great presentation skills, his X Prize will hopefully serve as a model solution for a great deal more of the world...
October 06, 2011
In a saltwater tank on the coast of Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey, a contest has been under way over the past 12 weeks born out of the anger, frustration, and helplessness so many people shared amid last year's BP oil spill in the...
September 12, 2011
The winning team of the MoonBots 2.0 challenge, team Lego Aces, is interviewed by WTTE FOX 28.
September 09, 2011
Listed below are our previous winners alongside the category and year in which they won their award.
You can choose one winner* from each category below. Simply tick the box which corresponds to your choice.
September 09, 2011
Ray Kurzweil wrote the textbook on how to save the world. In his book”The Singularity is Near,” Kurzweil (pictured above) wrote about how the exponential changes being brought about by the advance of technology and how that can be used to help humans...
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