FOURTEEN young scientists from Star Collage blew the judges away with their gold ranking inventions at the fifth Expo-Sciences Asia
The expo is organised by Milset Asia every two years, from 19 to 24 October 2018 in Daejon, Korea.
The group made up of Grade 10 learners and one Grade 9 learner, submitted their projects done for their school curriculum for the expo.
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Shaylen Pillay’s project was biodegradable paper made from orange peels.
Jesse Perumal made oil from orange peels that replaces petroleum. The only girl in the group, Tharanya Pillay, invented a 3-D printed articulated intelligent robot, that is adaptable for the ‘all terrain environment’.
Akshay Lutchman made a form of biodegradable plastic from rice root starch. Saurav Sathnarayan’s techno irrigation system saves about 70 per cent of water compared to traditional irrigation systems.
Calden Gounden and Akshay Maharaj made bricks by recycling waste plastic which also won Best in Category.
Mohamed Komroodeen’s project was a bridge that generates energy every time a vehicle drives over it.
Kiaran Chetty’s project focused on reducing electricity costs by using wind turbines for an alternative, clean form of electricity.
Ethan Naidoo’s project is an analysis of chromium and nickel in tuber vegetables of South Africa.
Sailin Vadivelu’s ‘smart street-smart future’ project was a smart system whereby 2600kwh of electricity can be saved overnight on the roads.
Onershen Naidoo developed a smart and safe substitute for the white cane. He made a rod which will guide blind people more effectively.
Saurav Babulul’s project is a comparison between natural synthetic antibiotics and their effectiveness on the body.
Harshad Chunder the Grade 9 learner designed a smart security system which eliminates household catastrophes. It consists of a laser security system, combustible gas detection system and facial recognition.
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