KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultanate of Oman achieved advanced positions in the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition in Malaysia (ITEX 24), which concluded in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday.
Tasnim bint Mohammad al Daoudiyah won first place and a gold medal for her innovation ‘Dilution of heavy oil using hydrogen injection technology’ as the best project in the field of energy.
Imad bin Abdullah Bait Ubaidoun won first place and a gold medal for his innovation ‘Water treatment using the electrochemical method’ while Mazen bin Rashid al Badi won second place and a silver medal for his innovation dubbed ‘Dr Robot.’ The Dohat Al Adab School team for basic education (10-12) from the Directorate-General of Education in Muscat Governorate won first place and a gold medal in the field of information technology for the project ‘Using hybrid artificial technology for early detection of liver cirrhosis'. The team won 4 other awards from the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA), the Citizen Innovation Center in Singapore, the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and the Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council.
Meanwhile, the Souda Umm Al Mu’minin School team (5-12) from Al Dhahirah Governorate won second place and a silver medal in the environmental field for the project ‘Green chemistry for secondary iron manufacturing'.
The International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) is an annual exhibition that aims to explore various innovative technical ideas and projects in the fields of science and technology. It is a global platform for attracting inventions and innovations and brings together a large number of investors and businessmen with the participation of innovators and stakeholders from around the world.
Organised by the Malaysian Invention and Design Society, the exhibition includes a number of ideas and inventions from all over the world. The exhibition has become one of the most important international platforms for inventions and innovations in the region. — ONA
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