During the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2010 Discover Science & Engineering interviewed some of the students with projects on display, ranging from forensic science to alternative sources of electricity. Check out these videos – which you can also watch on the DSE YouTube channel. Can’t use YouTube on your network? Then check local Science.ie video copies. (Note, these local copies may be slower to load than YouTube.)
Jack Carey and Jamie Raleigh from O’Carolan College in Nobber, Co Meath talk about their project that investigates alternative materials being used in the retrieval of crime scene footprints.
Tommy Collison, brother of 2005 winner Patrick Collison, from Castletroy College, Limerick, tells DSE about his project that examines the attitudes of secondary school students towards blogging.
Calvin McLoughlin, Frank Armstrong and Thomas Endersby from Summerhill College in Sligo explain their project on non-Newtonian fluids and their uses in modern society.
Hannah Hayes in fourth year in Midelton College in Cork explains her project exploring the principle of harnessing kinetic energy to recharge batteries.
Eoin McAuley, Stefan Farrell and Ciaran Fagan from Castleknock College, Dublin, talk about their project that uses piezoelectric sensors to generate electricity for street lighting.
Mairin Ryan, in second year at Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, talks about her project on the physics of the musical saw.
