Their research projects won 5 Golds and 5 Silvers in Brussels, 4 Gold and 5 Bronzes in Nuremberg, 2 Double Golds, 2 Golds, 4 Silvers and 2 Bronzes in London and 3 Golds, 1 Silver and 7 Bronzes in Seoul.
The following are summaries of the award winning research projects at the respective exhibitions.
BRITISH INVENTION SHOW, LONDON 2006
Universiti Teknologi MARA exhibited 10 research products at British Invention Show (BIS) at the Alexandra Palace, London. This exhibiton was held from 18-21 October 2006. British Invention Show is the UK’s largest Innovation & Technology Show. UiTM won 10 awards in total namely two double gold medals, two gold medals , four silver medals and two bronze medals. Our Double Gold Award winner En. Shariff Che Ibrahim with his product Banana Peel Diet Flakes received live coverage from Channel 24 BBC. The following is the list of winners:
Banana Peel Diet Flakes (Double Gold)
Biocoal-The New Alternative Energy Resources From Biomass (Double Gold)
Environment Al-Friendly Sandwich Panel Using Bamboo Skin Wastes as Core Material (Gold)
RAP : Rubberwood Age Prediction (Gold)
Natural Dyes From Waste Plants (Silver)
Shape-Based Image Retrieval of Terengganu Songket Motif (Silver)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Clustering Techniques in Retrieving Malay Translated Hadith Texts (Silver)
Essential Oil Extraction System for Cottage Industries in Malaysia (Silver)
Black Soy Marshmallow (Bronze)
Papaya Leather (Bronze)
'THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (IENA)', NUREMBERG, GERMANY (2 - 5 NOVEMBER 2006)
IENA also saw 680 inventions being showcased by inventors and researchers from 32 countries which among others include Russia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Croatia, Iran and USA. UiTM participated with 10 research products. Of these, four won gold medals, while five were awarded bronze medals. UiTM is also proud of the achievement of its Maintenance Department. The department’s research product titled ‘Air Conditioning Condenser Coil Cleaner’ won one of the gold medals. This is the first time that a research product by the non-academic staff participated at an international level invention competition.
The winning research projects were
- Air Conditioning Condenser Coil Cleaner (Gold Medal)
- Lubricating Oil from Blending of Treated Spent Lubricating Oil and Palm Oil Fraction (Gold Medal)
- Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer –Polymer Concrete (GFRP-PC) Water Tank (Gold Medal)
- Two-Axis Solar PV Tracking System : Solt 2005 (Gold Medal)
- Sheet-Metal-Forming-Die Manufacturing Expert System (DMES) (Bronze Medal)
- Microwave – Rapid and Effective Pre- Treatment Process for Coal Liquefaction (Bronze Medal)
- Oil Spill Coagulant from Waste (Bronze Medal)
- Charge-Autostart Controller With Intelligence for Gensets In Off-grid Photovoltaic Hybrid Power System (Bronze Medal)
- Rubber-Synthetic Polymer Modifier Bituminous Binder for Highway (Bronze Medal)
BRUSSELS- EUREKA: 55th WORLD EXHIBITION OF INVENTION, RESEARCH AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technologies Brussels- Innova & Eureka held in Brussels Expo, Belgium during 23 -27 of November 2006. The exhibition showcases more than 300 inventions by inventors and researchers from 32 countries which among others include USA, Taiwan, Romania, Croatia, and Belgium. 10 UiTM scientists have been honored with 5 golds and 5 silvers for their outstanding products research. One of UiTM’s products entitled ‘Non-destructive Microwave Technique for Characterization of Transdermal Patch’ from Faculty Pharmacy received two special awards, namely from European (Golden Brands of Europe) and from Belgium (Le Minister Federal DELA Fonction Publique et de L’ Integration Sociale).
The winning research projects are as follows:-
Non-destructive Microwave Technique for Characterization of Transdermal Patch (Gold and 2 special awards).
Automated Forest Inventory System (3D Database & 3D Model) (Gold)
Intelligent Classification System for Microcalsification Breast Cancer (Gold)
Environment Friendly Low Cost Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine for Satellite Launch Vehicle (Gold)
Landslide Disaster by Calendar (Gold)
Performance Analysis of a Single Stage Solid Propellant Rocket (Silver)
Rotary Kiln Incinerator for Municipal Solid Waste Treatment (Silver)
SedPred (Silver)
Chemical Information Management System (Silver)
SPLASI – An Intelligent Advisory System for Process Selection in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants (Silver)
SEOUL INTERNATIONAL INVENTION FAIR (SIIF) 2006
2006 marks the second time Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has participated in the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF). The exhibition was held for five days from the 7th until the 11th of December 2006 at Seoul, Korea and the largest Bi-Annual Invention Fair in Asia. UiTM exhibited 11 research products/inventions and triumphantly won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 7 bronze medals. The winning research projects are as follows:
Novel Excipient Formulation for Design of Carbohydrate Biopolymeric Matrix as an Oral Drug Delivery System (Gold)
The Infrared Tomography System (ITS)-Online Monitoring for Solid Floe in Pipeline System (Gold)
Fabrication and Testing of Textile Thermal Tester Machine (Gold)
Roselle Chewable Tablets as New Natural Nutraceutical Product (Silver)
Design of Microwave Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technique for use in Characterization of Transdermal Drug Delivery System (Bronze)
Corporate Intranet Implementation and Middle Manager’s performance in Port Industry in Malaysia (Bronze)
Novel Material for Underwater Corrosion Protection (Bronze)
Lansium Domestic Corr Jam (Bronze)
Stretching Routine for the Office Workers (Bronze)
STestMAP: A Roadmap to Statistical Tests (Bronze)
C1 and Stress-Relaxation Machine (Model SR 1) (Bronze)
