On National Science Day Meet These Four Brilliant Young Indians

Today, we celebrate National Science Day to commemorate the Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contributions to Physics, in 1930. To honor Dr. C. V. Raman, the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) requested the Indian Government to designate the 28th of February as National Science Day.

India has produced brilliant minds like Dr. Tessy Thomas, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Srinivasa Ramanujam, Salim Ali, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, M. S. Swaminathan and Prafulla Chandra Ray. Following in the footsteps of these people here are four brilliant young Indian minds:

1. Anang Tadar

Anang Tadar, a high school student from Arunachal Pradesh developed a pair of glasses to help the visually impaired. The Goggle for Blind (G4B) uses ultrasound and infrared sensors to detect obstacles in a person’s path. The G4B works on the principle of echolocation, a type of sonar used by bats. A beep sound is heard when an obstacle is detected within a range of 2 meters. Last year, Anang Tadar won the Dinanath Smart Idea Innovation Award for this invention. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed their interest in Anang’s G4B prototype in order to make it ready for the market.

 

 

 

      2. Rifath Sharook

 

 

Rifath Sharook, a teenager from Karur in Tamil Nadu built the world’s smallest and lightest satellite weighing just 64 grams. In June last year, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA,) launched the satellite into space. Named KalamSat this micro satellite fits in the palm of your hand. KalamSat is named after India’s former President and nuclear scientist A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The KalamSat was made using reinforced carbon fiber polymer consisting of 10 on board sensors to measure acceleration, rotation and magnetosphere of the earth.

 

          3. Akash Manoj

 

 

Akash Manoj, a teenager hailing from Tamil Nadu developed a skin patch used to detect silent heart attacks. A silent heart attack occurs when the flow of oxygen to the heart muscle is blocked. The skin patch when placed on the ear lobe or the wrist releases a positive electrical impulse, this impulse attracts the negative protein released by the heart to signal a heart attack. The skin patch is said to detect a silent heart attack 6 hours before it occurs. Manoj’s device received clinical validation from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science and the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

 

 

     4. Susant Pattnaik

 

 

Susant Pattnaik, a 26 year old inventor from Bhubaneswar, Odisha has around 39 patents to his name. One of his inventions Enabler, a breathing sensor apparatus that can be operated by breathing or sniffing. A paralyzed person, just by breathing or sniffing will be able to navigate a wheelchair, operate their cell phone and operate other electronic appliances. The breathing sensor apparatus acts on the air and heat in a person’s breath. Susant’s other inventions include an Anti Theft Mechanism for homes and Miraculous, an artificial intelligence system.

 

 

 

We congratulate these brilliant young minds for their inventions and wish them luck for the future.