# @arizonastateuniversity on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B8b9TccjMUW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3614655-arizonastateuniversity-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-02-11T18:35:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Arizona State University (@arizonastateuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/arizonastateuniversity

## Caption

ASU's annual Innovation Open happened over the first weekend of February and the winners are tackling BIG industrial problems.⁣..⁣
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Two teams of entrepreneurs, one that tackled a critical recycling problem and one that’s trying to disrupt the oil and gas industry, each won $100,000 for their amazing pitches.⁣ 👏⁣
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The first company, Closed Composites, uses chemicals to recycle carbon composite — a very strong, lightweight material that’s used to make airplanes and cars. Currently, there’s no way to recycle the substance, which is typically shredded and burned.⁣⁣
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The second venture, created by Sebastien Mannai, CEO of Acoustic Wells, created a sensor that acts as a kind of “stethoscope” for oil wells. Currently, every oil well must be individually inspected by a person every day because that’s the only way to know if it’s operating efficiently with a precisely calibrated flow rate. Mannai’s sensor allows the wells to be monitored remotely, cutting down on thousands of miles of driving time.⁣⁣
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Will we see you at the next #ASUio? 😈⁣
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#ArizonaStateUniversity #SunDevilPride #Arizona #SunDevil #SunDevil4Life #ASUAlumni #business #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #studentlife #ASU #arizonastate #sundevils #forksup #yesPHX

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