A yeshiva student in New York was named an Intel semifinalist. Mordechai Bronner, a student at the Rambam Mesivta, earned the honor for his project that explains how a chemical compound added to Firestone tires made these tires fall apart. Bronner reportedly has received a patent stemming from his project.
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