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Story shopA Glasgow School’s effigy has been designated between the Time Magazine’s Girls of the Year to invent a tool to help homeless people heating.
12-year-old Rebecca Young prepared a solar-operated blanket, which was then turned into reality by an engineering firm.
Calvinouside Academy Pupil is now one of the 10 girls around the world Time Who have inspired and helped communities.
She told the BBC Scotland News that she was shocked and honored with recognition, which turned her into Lego Mini-Figure, participating in partnership with awards. Danish toy manufacturer.
Rebecca first came with the idea while attending an engineering club at school.
He explained: “Looking at all the homeless people, it wanted to help me – this is a problem that should be cured.
“During the day, the heat from the sun can activate the solar panels and they go into a battery pack that can store the heat. When cold at night, people can use the energy stored in the battery pack to use the energy to sleep.
“In Glasgow It can be cold at night They and [homeless people] There would be no power, so I felt that the solar panel could heat it. ,
InseparableRebecca’s idea topped the UK primary engineer competition, where more than 70,000 students entered the views with the aim of addressing a social issue.
Engineering company Thales converted the idea into a working prototype, with 35 units to the homeless project Scotland to use in Glasgow.
The achievement took Rebecca to a place in the list of time, which the magazine’s CEO Jessica Sibli stated that “those who are turning the imagination under the influence of the real world” highlighted.
Rebecca’s mother Lewis told BBC Scotland News: “I can’t be proud, it’s fantastic. It is clearly a drawing and going from it that is actually being made is amazing.”
TimeAs part of the honor, Rebecca and other nine winners are seen on a digital cover of the famous magazine, where they are styled as Lego Mini-Figure-12-year-old something said that “was really cool and crazy”.
She also had advice for any other girls who wanted to join STEM subjects – a brief name for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Rebecca said: “If you have an idea like I did, join the clubs and talk to people about it, it helps.”
Considering the recognition of Time magazine, he said: “All my friends feel that it is great.”
TimeHomeless Project Scotland founder Colin McInss said that the initiative was already successful.
He said: “When someone is getting some sleep because shelter is full, we can offer that rest to a homeless person, to be a warm blanket to wrap around them during the night.
“We will take the opportunity to be 100% more of them.”
Rebecca Vikut, the rector of the Calvinuside Academy, said Rebecca was “a shiny example of a young man”.
He said: “He is also a role model for any young person who wants to follow his own way in life.”
