16 year old girl wins in science competition

k0ua · Feb 26, 2014

An inspiring and uplifting story about a youngster.

Ann Makosinski was just another teenager with another science project when she joined her local science fair in Victoria, Canada, last year. Her invention, a flashlight that is powered solely from hand heat, took second place at the competition.
Ann, 16, and her parents, both of whom are HAM radio operators and like to fiddle with electronics, were satisfied with that result.的t痴 a very simple project, said Arthur Makosinski, Ann痴 father. 的t has four electrical components.
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MoKelly · Feb 26, 2014

Quite amazing. But that idea only took 2nd place? What was 1st place?

MoKelly

dave1949 · Feb 26, 2014

Google Science Fair wins include B.C. teen's body-heat-powered flashlight - Technology & Science - CBC News

k0ua · Feb 26, 2014

The Grand Prize winner and winner of the 17-18 age category was Eric Chen, a U.S. student who was researching a new kind of anti-flu medicine using a combination of computer modelling and biological studies. He receives a $50,000 scholarship and a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands.

The other winners were:

Viney Kumar, of Australia, who captured the 13-14 age category for an Android app that warns drivers of an approaching emergency vehicle more than a minute in advance, in order to help clear a path for it.
Elif Bilgin, 16, of Turkey, who took home the Scientific American Science in Action Prize and the Voter’s Choice Award for inventing a way to make plastic from banana peels.
The winners were from among 15 finalists from eight countries, selected from thousands of entries.