Launch of 'Invent a Chip 2020'Good ideas wanted
"Who has the best idea for a microchip?" is the task for the 'Invent a Chip' school competition initiated by the VDE and BMBF for the 19th time. Young talents who enjoy technology, science and mathematics are in demand.
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Third place in the 2016 Invent-a-Chip competition and prize money of 1,000 euros went to Verena Glatt from Gewerbeschule Bühl. She wants to relieve overtired parents who have so far been unnecessarily startled by their baby's slight restlessness. To this end, she developed a soothing baby cradle that is controlled by an integrated microchip: "If the child moves or kicks, the bed starts to rock slightly and a lullaby starts," she says. If the child does not calm down, a wristband vibrates and informs the parents.
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