{"id":5248,"date":"2026-08-03T16:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/?p=5248"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:05:30","slug":"houston-teens-origami-packaging-idea-reaches-national-science-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/?p=5248","title":{"rendered":"Houston teen\u2019s origami packaging idea reaches national science final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aiden Jo, a bright fourteen-year-old, has ingeniously crafted a collapsible container called &#8216;Squeeze-gami&#8217; aimed at minimizing waste volume. His innovative solution has earned him a spot among ten national finalists vying for a prestigious top prize along with mentorship from renowned 3M scientists. This competition emphasizes STEM-oriented solutions to tackle everyday challenges and environmental concerns, with winners set to be revealed following live challenges in October 2026.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href='https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/science\/houston-student-aiden-jo-14-saw-bulky-packaging-as-a-design-problem-his-origami-inspired-answer-reached-a-national-science-final\/articleshow\/132833463.cms' target='_blank'>Read the original article on timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aiden Jo, a bright fourteen-year-old, has ingeniously crafted a collapsible container called &#8216;Squeeze-gami&#8217; aimed at minimizing waste volume. His innovative solution has earned him a spot among ten national finalists vying for a prestigious top prize along with mentorship from renowned 3M scientists. This competition emphasizes STEM-oriented solutions to tackle everyday challenges and environmental concerns, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important","category-indian-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futureknowledge.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}