Amazing Minds

Founded in 1989, the European Union's Young Scientists Contest aims to promote co-operation and interchange between young scientists across the continent.

In this programme, we meet the entrants from four countries - Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and the UK - and find out how their inventions impressed national judges and earned them a place at the 2007 contest, held in Valencia, Spain.

Learn about each of the young scientists' inventions - from a clutch refinement that increases the speed of racing motorbikes, to a rocket that flies when propelled by water, and a chemical process that removes poisonous chromium VI from water.

You'll also find out about a clever device that creates bio-gas from the waste of the maize harvest. This device was invented by Austria's Martina Hafner and went on to win a prize at the contest in Valencia.

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tquick1 on 09 March 2008

Quite long, but interesting. It would be inspiring for my top set pupils. Lovely young people involved... ...
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Duration: 60:00 minutes
Published: 06 February 2008
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