{
  "id": 16020067,
  "title": "Virginia teen's model improves simulated earthquake sensor coverage by 16.7%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-teens-model-improves-simulated-earthquake-sensor-coverage-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/discovery/meet-isabel-rossi-a-williamsburg-virginia-eighth-grader-who-tested-a-new-way-to-position-earthquake-sensors-her-mathematical-model-improved-simulated-coverage-by-16-7-with-just-five-additional-devices/articleshow/135109931.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 14-year-old student from Williamsburg, Virginia, has become one of 30 finalists in a national science competition after developing a mathematical model to improve earthquake sensor placement. Isabel Rossi's six-month research project showed that adding just five sensors could increase simulated detection coverage by 16.7%. She used earthquake records from California and mathematical methods to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}