Chow (second left), flanked by Ramasamy on his left and Yew on his right, interacting with a robot after launching the Penang International Science Fair 2019 at SPICE Arena in Bayan Lepas, Penang. — MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
SCIENCE is fun with ice-cream, as shown by students using liquid nitrogen to make the frozen confection at the Penang International Science Fair (PISF) 2019 held at the SPICE Arena.
Under close supervision of laboratory experts to avoid injuries, they put on safety glasses and gloves before whipping up bowls of ice-cream made of milk, vanilla flavouring and sugar blended with liquid nitrogen using a wooden spoon.
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Chow (second left), flanked by Ramasamy on his left and Yew on his right, interacting with a robot after launching the Penang International Science Fair 2019 at SPICE Arena in Bayan Lepas, Penang. — MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star
A view of the Penang International Science Fair 2019 exhibition booths at the SPICE arena in Bayan Lepas, Penang.
PSC woodworking by Tan Siew Lye during the Penang International Science Fair 2019 at Arena Spice in Bayan Lepas, Penang Yesterday. - Starpic by MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star/02 Nov 2019.
A pupil playing a hydraulic maze game as others cheer him on at one of the many booths.
SJKT Subramaniya Baratee pupils (from left) T. Sarvina, 10, teacher S. Vasanthakumari, A. Aesvan, nine, D. Harrish, 11, S. Mahaperummal and P. Vidhiyasri showing their Smart Hydrobot project.
SK Bayan Baru pupils (from left) Nur Batrisya Khairul Hilmi, Muhammad Sathan Danish Mohamad Sarwan, Adriana Nur Batrisya Ahmad Fauzi and Nur Faiqah Batrisya Mohamad Faidzal, all aged 12, giving a briefing on their agroponic project.
Chung Ling High School students (from right) Chew You Chun, 18, and Sen Yung Jie, 18, showing their HOPE agrotechnology project during the Penang Internation Science Fair 2019 at Arena Spice in Bayan Lepas, Penang Yesterday. - Starpic by MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star/02 Nov 2019.
Dr Ju Lin Tan (right) of Next Generation Sequencing Scientist showing pupils how banana DNA is extracted.
Students (from left) Lawrence Fong, 13, Low Yue Siew, 11, and Lim Jin Hong, 7, making ice-cream with liquid nitrogen with the assistance of Penang Science Cluster volunteer Kong Yee Ling (right). Looking on is Chow.
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