BTYSE: Desmond College reflect on solutions
DESMOND College in Newcastle West will be bringing a great mix of projects to the BT Young Scientist competition this year.
Staff at Desmond College are exceptionally proud of all groups’ efforts.
Teacher Donal Ryan, overseeing this year's BT Young Scientist groups said: “I'm proud of all them, they're all working very, very hard.
Desmond's senior students, Emma Greaney and Madison Brouder, in 5th year, have developed a solution for trailer sway on Irish roads.
This is when a trailer sways behind a vehicle towing it. The students have developed a device which engages breaks on the trailer when it detects sway to reduce road accidents.
TY student Laura Brennan has designed an otoscope that can be connected to a smart phone that takes photos of the inner ear to aid medical professionals.
In second year, Dumitras Mocanu is conducting a study on the friction of car tires and its effects on C02 emissions.
Darragh O'Mahony is testing ChatGPT's capability of performing in Leaving Certificate exam papers.
Kinga Tobianska and Paulina Varuyeva are working on developing a form of biodegradable plastic.
And in first year, Nell McMahon and Paul Mansfield are exploring the physics behind how light interacts with mirrors.