{"id":160920,"date":"2017-08-29T06:05:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=160920"},"modified":"2017-08-29T09:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T07:00:47","slug":"regional-finals-showcase-young-scientific-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/general-news\/2017\/08\/29\/regional-finals-showcase-young-scientific-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional finals showcase young scientific minds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-160920 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/29\/bright-minds-of-the-future\/attachment\/34gcnschoolsscie_64645\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_64645-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-160885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_64645-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_64645-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_64645-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_64645.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-160885'>\n\t\t\t\tGrade 11 learners Samukelo Sibeko (17, left) and Daniella Isele (17) from Shangri-La Academy designed a turbine which fits into the stack 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_54393-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-160887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_54393-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_54393-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_54393-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/34GCNSCHOOLSSCIE_54393.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-160887'>\n\t\t\t\tCaitlin Stapelberg (14), a Grade Eight learner at Leeuwenhof Akademie, invented a cost-effective medical bracelet which works on a QR code 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