Winners in One of the World's Largest K-12 Student Science Competitions Present Their Incredible Inventions and Ideas!; 2006 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Winners Gather in Washington D.C.The Office of the Mayor of Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C. Issues a Proclamation An act that formally declares to the general public that the government has acted in a particular way. A written or printed document issued by a superior government executive, such as the president or governor, which sets out such a declaration by the government. Declaring June June: see month. 9th "ExploraVision ExploraVision is a scientific national contest held in the United States and Canada, a joint project by Toshiba Corporation and the National Science Teachers Association. Designed for K–12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages kids to Science & Technology Day"
WHAT: Eight national winning student teams of the 14th annual
ExploraVision Awards Program will present their incredible
ideas for future technologies. The winning students,
ranging from grades K-12, will use prototype models and
websites to explain their projects.
-- The Human Touch: An advanced artificial limb that would
actually let the patient sense the world through artificial
skin. (11th & 12th graders- Salem, OR)
-- Asthma Sensor Monitoring System: Uses a ceramic biosensor
attached to a tooth to monitor nitric oxide levels in the
breath of asthma suffers, and to alert caregivers of an
impending attack. Information is transmitted from the sensor
to a bracelet containing a semiconductor laser and an atomic
battery. (8th graders- Corning, NY)
-- Face Brace: A healing pressure face mask for severe burn and
scar victims. (6th graders- Anchorage, AK)
-- Atomic Fire Boots: Converts electrical energy to heat in order
to automatically keep feet warm in cold weather. (3rd graders-
Ontario, Canada)
-- Wireless Information Integration.: The pocket-sized Flat
Display Information Assistant unfolds to the size of a
notebook computer, providing TV and internet images, text and
visual communications via a high speed global area network
maintained by a series of stratosphere-based blimps (11th &
12th graders- Naperville, IL)
-- Body Clock Band: A nanocomputer imbedded in the
wristwatch-like device would dispense sleep inducing or "stay
awake" pharmaceuticals through the skin according to
user-programmed sleep cycles. (8th graders- St. Louis, MO)
-- Tourette's Syndrome Preventer: A pacemaker-like device that
controls tics associated with the neurological disorder. (5th
graders- Olathe, KS)
-- The Globe 9000: A globe-shaped device that uses video cameras,
scanners, computers and facial recognition software to locate
lost children. (3rd graders- Clayton, NC)
WHO: Student Inventors, Toshiba Executives, National Science
Teachers Association Executives, Bill Nye, the Science
Guy, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Jon W. Dudas.
VISUALS: Prototype models of student inventions and
student-developed websites
WHEN: Friday, June 9th
10:00AM - 11:45AM -- One-on-one media interviews with
students, teachers and executives
Noon - 1:30PM -- Science Showcase Presentation
WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
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