[1] Sunthetics is a sustainable materials startup company that is seeking to move the chemical industry away from its reliance on fossil fuels, such as gas and oil.
[2][3][4] Sunthetics focuses on electrochemical processes and utilizes its own proprietary Artificial Intelligence software to increase the efficiency of reactions that are powered using electricity.
[2][3] These chemical reactions are driven by "complex pulses of electrical current" using renewable energy as opposed to the traditional method requiring heat, which is dependent on the use of fossil fuels.
[12] Blanco, representing the United States, won the title of Global Champion with its accompanying $100,000 grand prize.
[3] Her goal was to find a way to efficiently power chemical reactions using electricity rather than heat which relies on the burning of fossil fuels.
"[3] Blanco credits a science experiment she witnessed during her preschool class as being the source of her initial inspiration to become a scientist.