ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A sixth grade Illinois student is getting national recognition for a game changing invention.
Lila Nanisetty, from Arlington Heights, won the Best Engineering Award, presented by Maxim Integrated, at last month's Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention.
She's a student at Quest Academy in Palatine.
Her invention, the Thermo-Bat, is a softball bat covered in thermal material that changes color at the point of contact with the ball. She explained her process in a video presentation.
"So to test out my invention, I wen to the batting cages and I hit against some faster pitches, and I found that both bats change color..." Lila said.
"Most bats are made out of wood or metal. What if I made mine out of some color changing material? I also had the idea to alter the softball to leave some kind of temporary mark on my bat, and my winning idea was to put color changing material onto the bat."
Lila said the invention will help her with her softball swing.
She's one of 400 students honored during a virtual celebration.
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