Teen Rebecca Young wins national engineering contest with solar-powered heated blanket design for the homeless.

Rebecca Young, a 12-year-old from Glasgow, won a national engineering competition for her design of a solar-powered heated blanket in a backpack. Her invention, inspired by seeing homeless people, features copper wiring for heating, flexible frames for portability, and solar panels for power. The engineering firm Thales produced a prototype, and Rebecca's achievement has sparked interest in a potential STEM career.

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