A number of vision-related projects submitted by students from around the world have been named finalists in this year's Google Science Fair.
Through the competition, students ages 13 to 18 vie for scholarships, mentorship and other awards from the likes of LEGO Education, National Geographic, Scientific American and Virgin Galactic. Through a judging panel, the field of projects was narrowed down to Community Impact Award Winners, Regional Finalists and 16 Global Finalists.
Although no vision-related projects were named a Global Finalist, a number were named Regional Finalists and Community Impact Award Winners. Here's a look at some of those:
- The Blind Saber by Tanmay Vadhera, age 15, of India — a walking stick for the visually impaired that uses ultrasonic sensors to give the user a 3D field of view, as well as vibration actuators for feedback on their surroundings.
- A Novel Smartphone-Based Screening Tool for Automated Detection of Vision-Degenerative Diseases by Rishab Gargeya, age 17, of the United States — an automated smartphone-based application that can be used to detect symptomatic pathology in the retina from a fundus scan.
- Rapid, Low-Cost and Portable Eye Diagnosis using Hybrid Images by Shreyas Kapur, age 17, of India — a mobile device that uses hybrid imaging to measure refractive error.
- Production and Development of an Electronic Reading Device for the Visually Impaired by Nureddin Kamadan, age 17, from Turkey — an electronic reading device that can be used for symbols in geometry and science.
- Use of physiotherapy exercises in the development of eye movement in young students by Марк Липневич, age 16, of Russia — a study on the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises on oculomotor activity in young students who have difficulty reading.
Click here to view all of the finalist projects and more information about the Google Science Fair.
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