'Invent a Chip 2017' school competitionChip ideas for the mobility of the future selected
Over 2,000 students submitted their microchip ideas to the 'Invent a Chip 2017' competition on the topic of 'New Mobility'. The VDE and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have now honored the four most original ideas in Munich.
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Third place and prize money of 1,000 euros went to Alexander Zimmer (18), Julian Liphardt (18) and Philipp Deuster (18) from the Schloss Hansenberg boarding school in Geisenheim. They impressed the experts with an intelligent car door that recognizes obstacles and dangers. "The door opens and closes independently, but also works via an automatic braking mechanism," explains the team.