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It shows them that there\u0026#039;s a diverse amount of themes they can explore.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cfooter\u003E\n \u003Ccite class=\u0022tw-not-italic tw-font-normal tw-text-sm tw-text-black\u0022\u003EDaniel Smith, visitor of Explorathon Extravaganza\u003C\/cite\u003E\n \u003C\/footer\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost children failed the sweet challenge, while a select few enjoyed the sour-tasting candy, but the demonstration made an interesting scientific point about the strength of taste buds and the\u0026nbsp;link between physical taste and psychological reactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn another popular experiment with sweets, researchers got attendees to hold their nose while chewing jelly beans, making it impossible to guess the flavour. Younger visitors were thrilled by the flavour when they released their nose, demonstrating that taste is directly impacted by smell.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018It\u2019s really entertaining, there\u2019s lots to do, and I liked that I got to do some experiments,\u2019 said young attendee Darren Wilson. \u2018The one I liked the most was about bacteria on uncooked meat, and we also did a facial recognition experiment which was quite cool.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther highlights from Glasgow\u2019s Explorathon Extravaganza included demonstrations software that uses an Xbox Kinect game to encourage exercise in cardiac patients and the use of music to treat stroke victims.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPan-European\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExplorathon took place at four locations in Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Aberdeen. European Researchers\u0027 Night itself involves events in around 30 countries across 300 cities simultaneously, making science accessible to the masses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I think it\u0027s a fantastic opportunity for researchers to see other researchers\u0027 work around the city of Glasgow,\u2019 said scientist Habib Nassar. \u2018I also think it\u0027s fantastic that children can come and see and be inspired not only by science, but what\u0027s going on at a local level on a more tangible scale that they can aspire to.\u2019 Nassar\u2019s research works with bionic limbs and artificial, solar-powered skin made with graphene.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne stand-out project demonstrated a simple technology that uses specific sound frequencies to isolate diseased red blood cells from healthy ones. Acoustic vibrations are tuned in such a way as to concentrate healthy cells at the centre of a droplet, while unhealthy cells circle its edge. The point of the research is to make it easier to diagnose and treat diseases like malaria.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018So far, I have really liked everything. The researchers who were working with malaria, using sound to separate blood cells, was fascinating,\u2019 said one Glaswegian visitor, Pete Martin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018It\u2019s really interesting to see the more local things that are going on and get to chat to the researchers,\u2019 he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany people who had attended the previous year\u2019s Explorathon were returning for another visit. 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