
第25屆旺宏科學獎公布獲獎名單,徐苡宸研究蟑螂幻肢行為,許幃程與凃程浤探討豐年蝦趨光運動,雙雙奪下金獎。本屆賽事吸引168校逾800隊參賽,展現高中生在神經科學、水產養殖及再生能源等領域的創新實作能力。
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旺宏科學獎旨在鼓勵高中生進行科學創新與發明,本屆共有168校、超過800支隊伍參賽。
培育人才需向下扎根,第25屆旺宏科學獎今(7日)公布,鼓勵高中生探索創新與發明,金獎得主今年有2名,不怕蟑螂的徐苡宸研究無頭蟑螂仍有幻肢行為,以及從養魚飼料獲得靈感的許幃程、凃程浤研究「豐年蝦」趨光運動帶來水面形變,2隊從168校800多隊中脫穎,各獲40萬元獎金。
台北市中山女高徐苡宸說,不害怕蟑螂,還覺得「很可愛」,為了研究打死蟑螂之後的觀察與學習,在家中飼養約百隻的美洲蟑螂,透過影像分析,梳理其行為轉換,發現蟑螂失去頭部之後,仍會「拱背」、伸手試圖抓觸鬚清潔的「幻肢」行為,為神經系統儲存與執行動作提供新的詳細觀察數證。未來希望邁向更多基礎研究領域發展。
嘉義高中許幃程、凃程浤2人組隊,凃程浤說,最初是因為養孔雀魚的幼魚飼料有「豐年蝦」,有天看到倒入豐年蝦進魚缸時,會慢慢聚集到燈光下,於是從趨光運動展開研究,過程中發現豐年蝦移動還造成水面的彎液面(Meniscus)形變,光源越亮、豐年蝦越多,水面向下的壓力就越小;未來希望用在水產養殖環境檢測領域。
師大附中李孟哲則是上下學搭捷運時,感受到月台有一股風產生,研究發現是列車行駛中的隧道活塞效應所致,從中發想將這股風拿來當作再生能源,他與老師李柏翰(北科大兼任助理教授)一起寫計畫,跟台北捷運局申請,測量流場、風速等,並推出直立式風機,粗估1個站點1天下來可充滿300個行動電源。研究獲旺宏科學獎優等獎肯定。
花蓮高中李康賢、李岳桓、石正謙3人則跨物理與生物,投入大氣集水的領域,找到昆蟲「沐霧蟲」的蟲背凸起顆粒,加上蕨類植物的溝槽設計,用3D列印打造出複合式的仿生集水板,能將捕捉霧氣中的水滴,經實驗集水效果較現行商業集霧網還好,有利未來應用。3人拿下旺宏科學獎銀獎肯定。
旺宏教育基金會董事長吳敏求說,希望培育出真正的人才,把周遭所有事情找到結論後發表出來,而非訓練出到工廠按按鈕的人。教育部次長劉國偉說,今年參賽隊伍包含台商子女學校,持續推動心向台灣者回來。國科會主委吳誠文則透過影片恭喜今年得獎者,盼學生不只從課本學習,也要動手實作、發揮創意。

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