seeder Posted July 11, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Not a bad achievement for a 16 year old, who if Im reading it right, must have been 14 when she started the project Teen Scientist Makes Plastic Out of Banana Peels The Google Science Fair has recently awarded Elif Bilgin, a 16-year old from Istanbul, Turkey, $50,000 as part of the Science in Action Award, Google’s annual science trophy given to people who make a practical difference by addressing environmental, health, or resource challenges that we face as a modern society. This young scientists spent two years developing her bioplastic from discarded banana peels. She was inspired by Thomas Edison’s quote, “I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that didn’t work.” It took many trials and only in her last two attempts was she able to make a product that would not decay, even though it came from a fully benign, organic substance that most of us throw away. http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/07/06/teen-scientist-makes-plastic-out-of-banana-peels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted July 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Wow! Brilliant young woman!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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