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It's a nationwide effort to focus kids on science, technology, engineering and math.

We found another example at RIT Friday. They could be the scientists and engineers of the future. Hundreds of middle school students from Rochester and surrounding regions competed in the 20th annual E-cubed FAIR.

E-cubed stands for engineering, experimentation, explorations and beyond. Students who took part were in 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

The entries included a solar-powered hydrogen fuel cell mini-car and a light sensored Lego robot that students programmed to push Coke cans out of the circle the quickest.

"Everything's an opportunity," said Nick Clark of Twelve Corners Middle School in Brighton. "Like my teammate accidently dropped the car and so it broke, but we actually found that as a positive because then we built it into this."

"I was impressed this year, in particular, with how advanced a lot of the thinking was going on with these projects," said Dr. Adelaide Svoboda of the E3 Fair committee. "We depend on teacher mentors at the schools."

Student inventions did not go unnoticed. Several engineering societies set up booths and sponsored the event. IBM was there as well, to offer some inspiration.

For more on the "Connect a Million Minds" campaign, click here: Connect a Million Minds