RESULTS ARE IN!

YWLA San Antonio: Spatium

Since the pandemic began and even after the vaccine is administered, social distancing will be crucial in reducing the spread of COVID-19. However social distancing has proved to be a challenge in and of itself. We surveyed students and essential workers in our community and found that 40.5% of them believed that social distancing can be difficult, 31% said knowing how much 6 feet is can be hard, and 86.5% said that it can be difficult or awkward to tell others to stay 6 feet away.

Our solution to these struggles is a device to help people social distance, called spatium. For our prototype, we created a small device that uses infrared to detect nearby devices within 6 ft radius. This device relies on the fact that others would have the same device emitting infrared. To reduce the dependencies and make our device usable in a variety of situations we plan to develop a new prototype that relies on an infrared sensor, thermal imaging, and a mobile device that notifies an individual if people are closer than 6 feet.

Our new design would rely on human recognition from an Infrared sensor to identify the distance between people. This device may seem impractical to some but to our team, it is a valuable solution when we go outside.

YWLA Grand Prairie: Reinventive, Inc.

20-year-old Disney star, Cameron Boyce died due to an “ongoing medical condition” called epilepsy. He passed away in his sleep after suffering a seizure on July 6, 2019. I have developed the Reinventive Health Risk Band. These lightweight and durable sweatbands electronically track the factors that contribute to a higher risk of passing away in people younger than 25. This information is sent to the ReInventive App. The ReInventive Health Risk Bands App logs a wearer’s movement, temperature, and heart rate.

Talkington Lubbock: The Science Smarties

With the use of the Scientific method, we able to produce methane from school food using a Biodigester. Using the produced Methane we acquired, we will be able to convert it to usable electrical energy that can power things like a lightbulb.

YWCPA Houston: Sonhadores Terra

Sonhadores Terra’s mission is to conserve what our planet deserves. It is important to think about our future not only in technology but about the little things that have bring us so far. Enviro: Bit is a pocket-sized computer counter for recycling items. Enviro: Bit’s purpose is to count the number of items being placed into recycling bins.

Ann Richards Austin: Stars STEAM Team

Our project is called FAST which stands for Fashionable Adaptable Smart Technology. Last year, we made our wearable to raise awareness about skin cancer but this year we will also focus on our current problem, Covid-19. Our wearable already includes a beeper and shows a red light when your skin is in contact with UV rays. The versatility in design allows users to now utilize temperature and “social distancing” sensors. A pocket with a place to put your finger to detect your heartbeat and oxygen levels are our final improvement to encourage mindful moments to breathe.

Irma Rangel Dallas: Arsenal

Our project name is Sensor; by using the engineering method we found a way to keep our community safer by creating a mask that detects COVID-19. This idea works by using two sensors on the mask. The first sensor located on the outside would detect airborne COVID-19 (that is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2) and would set off an alarm to let the user know that a coronavirus infected person has been detected nearby. The second sensor located on the inside would track the cleanliness of the mask to let the user know when to change it.

YWCPA Houston: Nerdy But Girly Crew

Our project is based on the pandemic. Since some of us have returned to school face to face, we wanted to know the best way to detect bacteria. We invented a tag that changes color and flashes when in contact with bacteria. We have also researched whether disinfectant soaps, sprays or wipes are the best way to clean our backpacks.

YWLA Grand Prairie: Global Warming

Pollution is bad for the environment and causes nearly 134 million people cancer, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory diseases that can also lead to death.
Most people use cars to travel whether it be for work or school, which adds to the problem of pollution. We have designed a solar paneled car. These lightweight solar panel cars don’t burn fuel, and are eco friendly.

YWLA Midland: Flowing Energy

We will use the engineering and design process to make a portable wind turbine to charge your phone when camping or when the electricity goes out. The turbine will turn a generator that will send electricity through a charging cable.

YWCPA Houston: Nerdy But Girly Crew

Our project is based on the pandemic. Since some of us have returned to school face to face, we wanted to know the best way to detect bacteria. We invented a tag that changes color and flashes when in contact with bacteria. We have also researched whether disinfectant soaps, sprays or wipes are the best way to clean our backpacks.