SJI's Team WishyWashy Clinches Merit Award at NXplorers 2021
1 August 2021
Team WishyWashy built a low-cost laundry water recycler and placed in the top four of 127 teams.
Two SJI teams participated in the NXplorers 2021 competition organised by the Science Centre and Shell Singapore. It is a science-based competition with the objective of developing sustainable solutions to food, water and energy challenges. The teams are:
Kieran Tan, Horatius Koh, Matthew Oon, Tay Kia Yong and Sim Weilun (all from FN302) – Team WishyWashy
Balakrishnan Akshath, Ethan Ng Ming Jun, Isaac Wong Xin Kai, Kayden Ee Kai Wen and Saravanan Meyyappan (all from ML202; they received Certificates of Participation)
Driven by their passion for science, Team WishyWashy decided to tackle an issue every Singaporean would be familiar with – the high amount of domestic water usage. They conceptualised a prototype that allows the recycling of laundry water. With the help of their mentor from Shell and teacher-in-charge Ms Gina Tan, the team designed a product that could purify laundry water at a low cost, through processes such as coagulation, flocculation, adsorption and filtration. Their creative prototype clinched the merit award (top 4) against 127 teams from 52 schools!
Through this fulfilling journey, the team learnt more about a sustainable future and the need to combat the issues at hand. The NXtools learnt have equipped them with the necessary skills to be positive agents of change and make an impact on the environment.
