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I was notified today that the work I submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search earned me a position as one of 40 finalists. Over 1,600 students entered their research into the competition from 45 states. I will attend a finalist week in Washington DC in march, and be given the opportunity to present my research to scientists and the public. You can learn more about the competition and read the press release HERE.

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and now it’s finally done. Myself, and a few friends have finished building a computer completely submerged in mineral oil. Because mineral oil does not conduct electricity, computer components can be submerged in it without risk of shorting. It also helps to dissipate the heat created by the processor, and other chips. In our project, we use baby oil (mineral oil + fragrance). Visit the project page for this at ultimatecomputers.net. There is also an extensive photo gallery, available here.