Image credit: Vernadsky Challenge via Facebook Since 2015, the Vernadsky Challenge, organized by Max Polyakov 's Association Noosphere, opened up new promising projects. Every year, the scale of the competition of engineering startups grows both quantitatively and geographically. A total of 230 applications were submitted to Vernadsky Challenge 2017 from countries such as Azerbaijan, Russia, the United States, India, Georgia, and others. The main idea of the contest is to provide talented specialists with a platform for developing their ideas and opening new opportunities. Max Polyakov is sure that scientific and technical developments will change our lives and he tries to contribute to this in every way he can. The qualifying stage of the contest was held in an online format, during which 10 finalists were selected and presented their projects at the finals at the National Aerospace Educational Center for Youth in Dnipro, Ukraine. Judges, including the legendary Mythbuste...