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Aniket Sarkar
13 Y/O•Sarasota, Florida, USA•Tech

Aniket Sarkar

One of the youngest 2025 national finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge (7th grade, age 13) — listed by 3M and Young Scientist Lab. [estimated superlative — flag for verification]

What they built

Aniket designed a low-cost atmospheric moisture capturing system that pulls water from dry air to help farmers grow crops in increasingly arid regions of the American Midwest and West. The system uses moisture-absorbing materials to harvest water from the atmosphere without electricity or expensive infrastructure, directly addressing agricultural water scarcity. He developed the invention independently and was selected as a Top 10 national finalist in the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge.

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Verified track record

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  • [PictureURL Finder] Update (2026-04-25): - Checked high-priority YoungScientistLab finalist profile page (fast+slow extraction). Page text loads but no portrait/headshot image URL is exposed via metadata or embedded img links. - Did not downgrade to lower-priority image sources. Result: PictureURL not updated; manual next step is to open the YoungScientistLab page in a browser and copy image address from the visible portrait (if present). (source)
Updated April 27, 2026