由香港青年協會主辦的「世界青年科學及科技碗2021」(Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl, GYSTB 2021)總決賽於上週末順利完成。多達106支海外與本地中學生決賽隊伍聚首一堂,透過網上直播向全球觀眾展示其創新意念和研究成果,以解決各種社會問題。6支香港代表隊伍晉身決賽,其中2支隊伍分別於總決賽勇奪最高榮譽大獎金獎,成績斐然。
香港滬江維多利亞學校的隊伍以作品「蛤環保塑料」,從芸芸團隊中脫穎而出,勇奪生物及化學組別的金獎,隊伍利用本港常見的蛤殼廚餘 — 蛤殼轉化成一種生物可降解的塑膠以解決環境問題;而來自新加坡華僑中學的隊伍亦憑「Fabrication of Eco-friendly Cellulose – Reduced Graphene oxide Hybrid Aerogel from Various Fruit Wastes for Water Purification」奪得生物及化學組別的金獎,透過製作環保纖維 — 利用果皮淨化水及處理海水污染。
至於物理及工程組別的金獎,由香港宣道會陳朱素華紀念中學隊伍憑著「AR 愛心玩具識別學前讀寫障礙學童」獲得,隊伍作品為一個用來辨識讀寫障礙的遊戲應用程式。來自美國的Samyak Shrimali 也憑「Sanjeevani: A Novel Automated System for Hospital Acquired Infection Monitoring and Prevention」奪金, 研發全自動醫院預防感染系統 – 確保醫院人員的手部衛生合乎世衛要求,大大減低醫院內疾病傳播。
是次比賽吸引合共145支隊伍報名,隊伍來自美國、俄羅斯、愛爾蘭、意大利、瑞典、韓國及新加坡等多達26個國家及地區,所有參賽隊伍由不多於5位、相等於本港中一至中六級別的學生組成,並就日常生活相關的科學題目進行深入研究,或設計出創意和實用兼備的發明品以解決社會問題。
106支決賽隊伍於總決賽當天向由學術界組成的專業評審小組展示其研究項目或科學發明品,並為作品進行詳盡演說,整個過程隊伍除了需展現其科學知識外,亦考驗其默契及演講技巧。
香港青年協會督導主任(創新及創意)李建樂先生表示,今年一眾學生表現的創意和創新能力,令他留下非常深刻的印象。參賽隊伍能精準地針對日常生活的難題,構思出可行的解決方案,加上不懈的測試和全力專注,研發出不同的科學作品。他寄語學生在科研道路上繼續努力,透過比賽互相學習和交流,並在過程中學習到溝通協作、抗逆應變、創新解難等未來技能;更深信他們可成為未來的科創領袖,運用各種創新科技令世界變得更美好。
「Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl」由香港青年協會創意教育組創辦,比賽旨在為學生提供一個國際舞台,向大眾展示科學研究或發明品,並從中獲得互相交流的珍貴機會,提高青少年對科學與科技的興趣,啓發他們的科技潛能,以創新思維協力解決社會問題。
「世界青年科學及科技碗2021」設有公開投票活動,由即日起至7月4日,觀眾可參閱各隊伍作品和表現,投出心儀的作品,最多票數的隊伍將獲「觀眾最喜愛大獎」。更多有關投票詳情、得獎名單及作品介紹,可瀏覽網站https://ce.hkfyg.org.hk/gystb/。
「世界青年科學及科技碗2021」得獎隊伍名單
生物及化學組別
獎項 | 國家 | 作品名稱 |
最高榮譽大獎-金獎 | 香港 | Sustainable Plastic via Clam Shells |
最高榮譽大獎-金獎 | 新加坡 | Fabrication of Eco-friendly Cellulose – Reduced Graphene oxide Hybrid Aerogel from Various Fruit Wastes for Water Purification |
最高榮譽大獎-銀獎 | 菲律賓 | PaperJuan: The Utilization of Bio-Wax Extracts on Non-Wood Material for Water-resistant Paper Production |
最高榮譽大獎-銀獎 | 新加坡 | Isolation and Characterisation of Human Proteins that Interact with the ORF10 Protein of SARS-COV-2 |
最高榮譽大獎-銅獎 | 香港 | Plant Lipase Inhibitor |
最高榮譽大獎-銅獎 | 愛爾蘭 | An Analysis of Physiological and Running Metrics in 3km Cross Country in Comparison to Track and Treadmill |
一等獎 | 澳門 | A New Concept of Packaging-Solving the Problem of Excessive Plastic |
一等獎 | 香港 | Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Nitrite and Nitrate Decomposition in Wastewater |
一等獎 | 香港 | Converted Used Paper Into Blossoms |
一等獎 | 新加坡 | Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting Statin-Induced Myalgia using Clinical and Genetic Factors |
二等獎 | 印度 | SMART: Stroke Monitoring and Rehabilitation using Technology |
二等獎 | 泰國 | Sustainable Innovation for Coffee Borer Beetle Control: A Cost Reduction, Safety and High Efficiency Approach for Hypothenemus hampei Protection by Using Spraying Control System for Volatile Oil Extract from Young Citrus Fruit Waste |
二等獎 | 南韓 | Investigating Differential Gene Expression Between COVID-19 Patients with Mild Versus Severe Symptoms |
二等獎 | 愛爾蘭 | Toxicological Investigation of Pesticides, Using Paramecium as a Model Organism |
二等獎 | 土耳其 | Cover with Quince Seeds, Store Food Safely |
二等獎 | 印度 | A Novel study of the Bio-Pesticidal Properties of Annona reticulata |
三等獎 | 泰國 | Foot Deodorant Stickers Made from Silver Nanoparticles |
三等獎 | 烏克蘭 | Dependence of Intestinal Microbiota of White Rats on the Effects of Glyphosate, Saccharin and Sodium Benzoate |
三等獎 | 韓國 | K-Cellulose Mask |
三等獎 | 墨西哥 | Reuse Nutshell to Prevent the Production of Saltpeter in Building Structures |
三等獎 | 意大利 | Is a sweeter carnation… also more colourful? |
三等獎 | 俄羅斯 | Panovit – Fodder Protein of Microbial Synthesis |
三等獎 | 瑞典 | Adiponectin and BAT – Structure and Morphology of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adiponectin Transgenic Mice |
三等獎 | 瑞典 | The Mystery of Bockstensmannen – A Study in Decomposition of Organic Material |
優異獎 | 烏克蘭 | Chemical Dispenser |
優異獎 | 巴西 | The Periodic Table: A Scientific, Inclusive and Technological Development Instrument |
優異獎 | 北馬其頓 | „ Natural Homemade Topical Pain Relief Ointment“Anti-dolore Cream |
優異獎 | 烏克蘭 | Study of Efficiency of Corrosion Inhibitors Properties Created on the Basis of Plant Raw Materials in Different Environments |
優異獎 | 韓國 | Characteristics of Lichen Symbiotic Microorganisms and their Industrial Application |
優異獎 | 韓國 | Effect of Phospholipase A2 from Honey Bee Venom on 5-Fluorouracil Drug Sensitivity on Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines |
優異獎 | 印度尼西亞 | Catfish Cultivation Using PaSiPung Pellets (Papaya Leaves, Rice, and Fish Meal) |
優異獎 | 墨西哥 | Use of the Opuntia ficus-indica as a Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment |
優異獎 | 瑞典 | The Antimicrobial Effect of Beehive Products |
優異獎 | 土耳其 | Recovering Wounds with Pennyroyal |
優異獎 | 印尼 | Harvesting Ai Aning: Conservation of Sumbawa Honey by Analysis of Honeycomb and Migration of Apis dorsata |
優異獎 | 印尼 | Innovation of Green Biodiesel by Transesterfication Reaction of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larva Fat with CaO Catalyst from Pila Ampullacea Shells |
優異獎 | 泰國 | Investigation of the Chitokram Umbrella for Mold and UV Protections |
物理及工程組別
獎項 | 國家 | 作品名稱 |
最高榮譽大獎-金獎 | 美國 | Sanjeevani: A Novel Automated System for Hospital Acquired Infection Monitoring and Prevention |
最高榮譽大獎-金獎 | 香港 | C.A.R.D. – Augmented Reality Game for Identifying Early-age School Kids with Dyslexia |
最高榮譽大獎-銀獎 | 卡塔爾 | Eye-tracking Powered Wheelchair |
最高榮譽大獎-銀獎 | 瑞典 | Using Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms for Natural Language Processing to Analyze the Emotions of Gender in Literature and Songs |
最高榮譽大獎-銅獎 | 印度 | Robovid20: A Novel Robotic Arm for Social Distancing, Using Tele-operation, Pneumatic Actuators and Haptic Technology to Give a Sense of Touch to the User. |
最高榮譽大獎-銅獎 | 新加坡 | Stool Recognition for Colorectal Cancer Detection through Deep Learning |
一等獎 | 香港 | Super Skin |
一等獎 | 羅馬尼亞 | Life Saver |
一等獎 | 南非 | Development of a Position and Orientation Sensor for Robotics |
一等獎 | 泰國 | Car Accident Monitoring and Prevention System Using Driver’s Drowsiness Detection |
一等獎 | 菲律賓 | Juan Wheel: Automated – Hybrid Powered Wheelchair Made of Bamboo |
一等獎 | 韓國 | Smart Knee Brace Diagnostic Device Built on Arduino-Enhanced Joint Evaluation Algorithm |
二等獎 | 澳門 | Prediction Dyslexia with Machine Learning and Using Mobile Based Eye Tracker |
二等獎 | 印度 | IndivHear: An Inexpensive Smartphone-based Individualized Adaptive Hearing Aid Using Deep Learning |
二等獎 | 愛爾蘭 | Using Machine Learning to Improve Numerical Weather Prediction |
二等獎 | 土耳其 | Contactless and Non-destructive Detection of Chicken Meat Contamination with Laser Speckle Method |
二等獎 | 烏克蘭 | Investigation of Self-oscillations in Hydrodynamic Systems |
二等獎 | 南非 | Solar Heater – Sole |
二等獎 | 捷克 | Blob birth zone Position in the Edge Plasma of Tokamak GOLEM |
二等獎 | 印度 | Earthquake Magnitude and b-value Prediction Model using Extreme Learning Machine |
三等獎 | 卡塔爾 | A Novel Design for Wind Turbine to Harvest Air from Four Directions in Urban Spa |
三等獎 | 卡塔爾 | Automated Fluid Handling Machine |
三等獎 | 土耳其 | The Effect of Nitinol and Metal Flexibility on Vehicle Reliability |
三等獎 | 阿聯酋 – 迪拜 | Deaf Sound Tracker – DST |
三等獎 | 泰國 | Biodegradable Cushioning Foam from Natural Composite Rubber and Extracted Cellulose Coated on 3D Mold for Laboratory Glassware |
三等獎 | 韓國 | Securing QR Codes: Implementation of Data Integrity System of QR Codes by Applying Hash |
三等獎 | 韓國 | Curve Optimization Using Curvature Based Models with Calculus of Variations |
三等獎 | 新加坡 | Gait Monitoring and Analysis of Parkinson’s Disease Patients |
三等獎 | 泰國 | Real-time Monitoring of Iron Oxide-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Escherichia coli Detection in Vitro using a High Sensitivity Magnetic Impedance Sensor |
三等獎 | 越南 | Iron Oxide Nanoparticle for Local Heating in Cancer Treatment |
優異獎 | 烏克蘭 | Autonomic Heating Gloves |
優異獎 | 愛爾蘭 | Specs – A Wearable Smart Device for Dementia Patients |
優異獎 | 卡塔爾 | Design and Development of Silicon based Air Actuated Soft Robot Hand for Prosthetic Application |
優異獎 | 卡塔爾 | Carbon and Dust Capture for Qatar Construction Sites |
優異獎 | 卡塔爾 | Utilization of Humidity for Cleaning Solar Panels in Qatar |
優異獎 | 澳門 | Using Smart Buoys to Build the Global Four-in-one Internet of Things |
優異獎 | 俄羅斯 | System for Controlling Thermometry and Hand Treatment with the Dispenser Anticovid-19 |
優異獎 | 印尼 | An Innovation of Patient Heart Rate and Oxygen Saturation Analysis and Monitoring Technology Based On Internet of Things Technology In Pressing The Transmission of Covid-19 |
優異獎 | 印尼 | Transporter with Internet of Things (IoT) Based Camera |
優異獎 | 印尼 | SOMATA (Pattern detection on guiding blocks for the visually impaired) |
優異獎 | 南非 | A Hand Prosthesis Controlled by Electromyography |
優異獎 | 南非 | Detection and Classification of Cardiac Arrhythmia Using Machine Learning |
優異獎 | 越南 | Predicting COVID-19 Trends in Vietnam Using Mathematical Models |
優異獎 | 越南 | Fabrication and Characterization of Fe2O3 Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Application |
優異獎 | 愛爾蘭 | Image Analysis of Rehabilitating Patients』 Exercise to Measure and Improve Recovery |
優異獎 | 南非 | Angle of Attack of an Aircraft Wing |
優異獎 | 澳門 | The Application of Phyphox in Vehicle Stability Research of the Public Transportation in Macao |
優異獎 | 越南 | Synthesis ZnO nanoparticles for Solar Cells Application |