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  "id": 8662874,
  "title": "West Virginia eighth-grader builds low-cost 3D-printed bionic hand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/west-virginia-eighth-grader-builds-low-cost-3d-printed-bionic-hand",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/discovery/meet-kianoosh-nawai-the-west-virginia-eighth-grader-who-built-a-low-cost-3d-printed-bionic-hand-and-became-his-states-only-finalist-in-a-national-stem-contest/articleshow/134364866.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kianoosh Nawai, an eighth-grader from West Virginia Virtual Academy, has been selected as the state’s only finalist in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. He designed and built a low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic hand, testing its grip strength and finger movement. His project was selected from nearly 2,000 entrants and will compete against 29 other finalists in…",
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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."
}