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Jun. 18th, 2015 09:56 pmSouth African school pupils win international science contest
Pupils from St John’s College and Barnato Park High School in Johannesburg have teamed up to win the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) Beamline for Schools Competition 2015.
“Accelerating Africa”‚ the winning South African team‚ was a collaboration between boys in grade 11 from both schools.
Inspired by 2015 being named the International Year of Light by the United Nations‚ their project involves producing high-energy gamma rays using a crystalline undulator.
Pupils from St John’s College and Barnato Park High School in Johannesburg have teamed up to win the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) Beamline for Schools Competition 2015.
“Accelerating Africa”‚ the winning South African team‚ was a collaboration between boys in grade 11 from both schools.
Inspired by 2015 being named the International Year of Light by the United Nations‚ their project involves producing high-energy gamma rays using a crystalline undulator.
