How it Works
Leaderboard
01.
Soot 97%
02.
Activated Charcoal 67%
03.
Diamond Nanoparticles 17.31%
04.
Active Dry Yeast 14.29%
05.
Colored Pencil Lead 5%
The Leaderboard shows the best particles for photophoretic trapping based on trap rate. Trap rate is the number of times the particle traps in a laser over the number of attempts to trap. Students and participants can send in particle candidates to have trap rates verified in our lab at BYU.
What is this?
Learn what will happen in the competition!
Sign Up
Contact us! We will arrange a meeting with you to learn more about your classroom needs and to walk you through the next steps.
Get Your Kits
We will send you and your classroom kits and instructions. You will use these to test particles and collect data.
Experiment
Find particles! Using the kits, test different particles. Some ideas include soot, grass, peanut butter, and more!
Shape the Future!
The best particle will be added to a patent and the winner(s) will be listed as contributors to a major research endeavor.