Young scientists to tackle matters big and small

HOW do you measure the strength of a spider’s web? How seductive is Sudoku?

These are just two posers among 1,152 projects accepted for the 2006 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition taking place from January 10 to 14.

More than 2,000 students nationwide have made this year’s event the biggest in the competition’s 42-year history. Since 2000, entries have soared by 90%.