She may only be in 8th grade but her scientific research is already being published in Pediatrics & Child Health. Nora Keegan noticed that whenever she would use the hand dryers in the restrooms, they would hurt her ears. She decided to investigate. After years of research on several different types of hand dryers, she found the Dyson and XCelerator brands to be the most harmful. The decibels sore even higher than the recommended safety limit once you put your hands under the dryers. So what can we do? Well, Keegan is already coming up with a solution. She is on her way to creating a new type of hand dryer without the harmful effects.
To read more about her and her findings click the link:
https://www.cbc.ca/