in Lugano. National competition for science and youth, on the occasion of the youth of Ticino.

On Friday and Saturday, young people from Italian-speaking Switzerland proved their worth by winning five prizes at the 56th National Youth Science and Youth Competition with their projects.

The final was held at the new USI and SUPSI East Campus in Lugano, where 117 boys and girls who passed the regional selections presented their projects to the jury and the public. In total, about one hundred and six of them from Italian Switzerland (from seven boys) won five prizes. The information was released by RSI.

Researchers representing Italy and Switzerland

Nathan Operaty Liceo di Bellinzona has received an excellent rating for its research to reduce heart attacks caused by Covid and will be able to participate in Regeneron 2022 (the world’s largest youth science competition), which will take place next month in Atlanta.

Excellent job evaluation too Aki BoucherGraubünden, a student at the Graubünden Cantonal School, found a way to use the remaining salmon farms to make special cookies.

Martino Camponovo And Ramon Fitz From Liceo di Lugano-Savosa, inspired by the ESA system that uses spirulina to produce food and oxygen, was able to power LED lights thanks to the electric current obtained thanks to the dioxygen generated by cyanobacteria.

His work has been rated “Very Good” as well as the work Daniel BartaAlso from the same institute, focusing on gravitational chains, which rockets exploit to accelerate without wasting fuel.

“Very very good Martino ValsangiacomoAlso from Liceo Lugano 2 that dealt with acoustics and architecture, and analyzed modern concert halls to determine the main aspects to pay attention to in order to have good sound quality.

Finally, the evaluation he got Jocelyn Savi De Liceo Lugano 1 who developed a differential equation to explain mathematically the problem of growth of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients with cancer.

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