Electric.ie March/April 2018 Editon

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 55 Industry News BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2018 E Ž‡…–”‹…Ǥ‹‡ ˜‹•‹–‡† –Š‡ ͵ʹ–Š Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the ‘ ͱͰ–ŠǦͱͳ–Š ƒ—ƒ”›Ǥ – is one of the longest running events of its kind in the world. The first ever Young Scientist Exhibition was held in the Mansion ‘—•‡ ‹ ͱ͹Ͷ͵ǣ ͲͳͰ •–—†‡–• ’ƒ”–‹…‹’ƒ–‡† ƒ† ͵ǡͰͰͰ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ƒ––‡†‡†Ǥ ‹…‡ ͱ͹Ͷ͵ǡ ‘˜‡” –Š”‡‡ quarters of a million people have visited the Young Scientist Exhibition. Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǡ ͵ͰǡͰͰͰ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ™‡”‡ expected over the three days to view –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡…–• ‘ˆ Ͳǡ͵ͰͰ •–—†‡–• ˆ”‘ ‘˜‡” ͳ͸Ͱ •…Š‘‘Ž• ƒ”‘—† ”‡Žƒ†Ǥ There are always many interesting electrical related projects on display. Students from Kinsale Community Conor Heenan, Stephen Long and Iain Kelly of Hazelwood College. Orla Madden, Katie Reynolds and Niamh Crowley of Kinsale Community School ECO KETTLE KEY FINDER Sam McGrath, Ahmed Galander and Abdel Shamboul of Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar. Lisa Kelly and Eve Regan from Colaiste Bhaile Chlair with the Elderly Care Device. I.C.E HELMET CARE DEVICE Eva Duggan, Katherine McDermott and Lucy McDermott of Alexandra College. TRACKING DEVICE School had a project called ECO Kettle. This combined the features of a thermal flask with a domestic kettle that keeps the water warm for ͵ Š‘—”•Ǥ Students from Alexandra College in Dublin created a tracking device that can be attached to any object, using a GPS, battery and a raspberry pi. Lost your keys? No problem with this innovative key finder from students in Hazelwood College in Limerick that assists people to locate misplaced keys. The main prize this year went to went to a young student from Coláiste Choilm in Cork with his project entitled ' Investigation of the antimicrobial effects of both aerial and root parts of selected plants against Staphylococcus aureus' A notable category winner from the technology section was the intermediate winner from Laurel Hill Secondary School in Limerick with an excellent project called Baby on Board - a device that prevents hot car deaths from occurring. Seán O'Braoin of Coláiste Ailigh in Donegal WIND SPEED APP