Five of the Kuwaiti inventions won two awards at the exhibition, Al-Manfouhi said in a yesterday, explaining that Kuwaiti institutions namely Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences and the Scientific Club of Kuwait granted a number of the awards. "Some of the Kuwaiti improvised products are ready for marketing and await a chance from traders," he said.
The three first ranks of KFAS's award were won by Dr Salah Al-Enezi (KD 2, 500) for improvising a device for measuring plastic temperature and gas absorption, Bassam Al-Rujaib (KD 1,500) for his tool that prevents seeping and algae sticking on boats and Mohammad Al-Azmi (KD 1,000) for making a plaster for broken legs.
The Club award was won by Ahmad Al-Saleh and Nasser Al-Khaldi ($10,000) for inventing the 'snow ball,' the simplest electronic programming unit in the world. They also won two gold medals. KFAS's Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity, which presented 11 inventions, won three gold medals, three silver ones and a single bronze medal. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) won one gold and two silver medals. - KUNA