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Design your Nano gear winners 2015
Top prize in the secondary school category went to Jack Thurk 2nd year, St. Columba’s College, Dublin, for his design of a scrum cap that can alert players and staff to potential head injuries in real time, as a rugby match is being played. Pressure sensitive nanowires, incorporated into the scrum cap design, will light up a series of LEDs in the cap if the impact of a collision is above a certain level. Second prize in the secondary school category went to the ‘Swim Safe, Swim Nano’ wet suit by Aimee Cope and Claudia Lonergan, 2nd year, Loreto St Michael’s, Navan, Co. Meath. The wet suit contains sensor technology that monitors a diver’s life signs and has quantum dots to illuminate the suit for greater visibility in the water.
New ‘perpetual’ trophy for BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Jowita Rogalska, a 19-year-old student, has been given the honour of having her design entitled ‘Genius is found in Simplicity!’ chosen for the brand new trophy to mark the BT Young Scientist & Technology exhibition’s 50th anniversary.
Time is running out to enter the 50th BT Young Scientist & Technology
World renowned artist, Graham Knuttel to select a new trophy design to award the winner of the 50th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Closing date for entries is Wednesday 2nd October.
Design your Nano Home 2016
The annual AMBER nanoscience poster competition entitled ‘Design your Nano Home’ is now open for entries from both Primary & Secondary Schools. Closing date: Friday 26th February 2016.
Internship at CRANN
CRANN, Ireland’s leading Nanoscience Research Institute in Trinity College, is hoping to add another module to the ‘Nano in my Life’ series for TY students, and would like to get a second level science teacher on board to assist in designing content, as they did with the first set of modules.
The two week internship will be a paid position based in CRANN at Trinity College. It is a unique opportunity to learn more about nanoscience in CRANN, a world-class facility. You will be developing supplemental material for the ‘Nano in my Life’ module series focusing on the concept of building nano materials and exploring the various ways this can be achieved. The content that you develop will be professionally designed and available for download from September 2013 for teachers nationwide.
You do not need a great knowledge of nanoscience but enthusiasm, creativity, good research and writing skills are essential. Further details are attached.
If you are interested in working with them or discussing it informally, please contact Éilis McGrath, Education and Outreach Team, telephone: 01-8964621 or email eilis.mcgrath@tcd.ie.
Closing date for applications is 5pm, Monday 8th July.
www.crann.tcd.ie