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Thursday 3 December 2020
Ireland’s smart economy ambitions stem from its educated youth, it needs to be nurtured early
Currently, the EPA recommends that wells are tested once a year, but there is no legal requirement to do so.
The device sends an alert to people nearby if a person falls into a slurry pit.
Climate change is also examined by many of the projects at this year’s competition.
More than 4,200 students entered the competition this year.
Greg Tarr has developed a more efficient method of making biofuel.
The moth has been ruining crops across Africa since 2016.
The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2019 takes place from 9-12 January at the RDS in Dublin.
Dr Tony Scott, co-founder of the BTYSTE, said this year’s winner has an “amazing” level of knowledge.
Despite the stainless steel surface, they’re thriving.
It’s almost as accurate as a human.
We checked in on two BTYSTE projects we’ve been following.
15-year-old Simon Meehan had been working on his project for two years.
It alerts a child’s parents if they are left in a car.
These Young Scientists think so.
It attaches to the back of a helmet and transmits data to a team medic.
Alzheimer’s Alert will alert carers to the patient’s movements.
Over 1,100 students from 375 schools across the island of Ireland competed for the title.
The girls asked parents with daughters to fill out a survey on the HPV vaccine – and found out some interesting results.
Just one of the hundreds of impressive projects from Irish teenagers this year at the BT Young Scientist expo.
Órla Molloy and Neasa Early from Drogheda have looked into patterns surrounding number repetition.
Three young scientists at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition examining the maths of attractiveness.
The student from St. Paul’s College, Raheny won for his study of graph theory in mathematics.
THIS YEAR HAS given us a lot of unexpected things, but one of the bigger cultural changes of 2020 has been the wide-scale move to working from home.
Writing in TheJournal.ie today, Arlene Vithaldas of the UCC Academy argues that it’s time for society to change its view of a workplace that includes commuting to offices.
Some people have found that working from home has given them more time, because they don’t have to commute both ways or end up getting stuck in the office after hours.
However, others miss the collaborative nature and social aspect of being in the office, as well as the chance to regularly be in urban centres where offices tend to be located.
Today we’re asking: Do you enjoy working remotely?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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