{"id":44073,"date":"2019-03-07T08:51:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T07:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2019\/03\/07\/justus-schneider-on-the-gifted-students-team-at-the-27th-inventors-lab\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:42:06","slug":"justus-schneider-on-the-gifted-students-team-at-the-27th-inventors-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2019\/03\/07\/justus-schneider-on-the-gifted-students-team-at-the-27th-inventors-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Justus Schneider on the Gifted Students’ Team at the 27th Inventors’ Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the 27th Inventors\u2019 Lab organized by the Center for Chemistry, based in Bensheim an der Bergstra\u00dfe, 17-year-old Justus Schneider, a student at Steinm\u00fchlen High School, was one of 16 highly gifted students who spent a week at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences exploring the topic \u201cElectromobility\u2014Fuel Cells.\u201d In front of a large audience, including prominent figures from business, academia, and government ministries, he and his group presented their research ideas and proposed solutions at the event\u2019s conclusion. <\/p>\n

Out of nearly 200 outstanding applicants from all over Hesse, Justus was one of the 16 selected participants. He and Luca Weigel from the Lahntalschule in Biedenkopf were the only representatives from the entire county. At the Inventor Lab in the Department of Engineering at Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences in R\u00fcsselsheim, the young inventors were given their challenge. The challenge was to build a small vehicle on site that is powered by fuel cells. But that wasn\u2019t all: the vehicle also had to be capable of powering other devices at the same time, including a lamp. <\/p>\n

Fuel cells and a capacitor were among the components provided. But that was the extent of the assistance. Justus Schneider\u2019s team built a car body out of wood and cardboard. The wheels were created using a 3D printer. The young researchers used the capacitor as an energy storage device. This allowed the lamp to stay lit even when the car was no longer moving. <\/p>\n

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Inspired by the topics of electric mobility and fuel cells<\/strong><\/p>\n

Producing hydrogen proved to be a test of patience. Since the fuel cells had two ports for hydrogen, this was the stated goal. In the lab, the talented young scientists broke down water through electrolysis. However, the endeavor to store hydrogen in balloons required the staying power necessary for research work. \u201cDon\u2019t give up\u201d was also Justus Schneider\u2019s motto when the balloon burst several times. It ultimately took five hours to make everything airtight. <\/p>\n

The successful completion of this project has inspired Justus Schneider. Although he had already planned to pursue a career in research in mathematics or physics before the project, he can now imagine working on the further development of vehicles powered by fuel cells. Although such vehicles already exist, Justus Schneider says, they are relatively expensive to purchase. Justus Schneider\u2019s idea is that gas stations could produce hydrogen themselves or have it delivered by industry. Based on his observations, he believes it would be easy to make changes in this area. <\/p>\n

Justus was encouraged by his Steinm\u00fchlen teacher and STEM coordinator, Dr. Jutta T\u00f6hl-Borsdorf, to enter the competition, which had previously required practical skills. She, along with his physics teacher Dr. Rainer Nietzke and the entire school, is delighted that Steinm\u00fchle\u2019s \u201cstreak\u201d of participation in this prestigious event has continued this year as well. <\/p>\n

If Justus\u2019s work in the Inventors\u2019 Lab did indeed serve as a catalyst for his career\u2014so much the better. Who knows: Perhaps one day it will be a team led by Justus Schneider that achieves a breakthrough in the further development of fuel-cell-powered vehicles. <\/p>\n

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