Iran Wins Gold at Malaysia Nanotechnology Olympiad
The Iranian team competed with participants from Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
Hamid-Reza Qorbani, a Ph.D. student of metallurgy engineering and Nima Dehqan, a B.S student of metallurgy engineering, proposed a project named ‘Using sunlight to produce clean hydrogen fuel’.
This year, the presented projects focused on global challenges facing nanotechnology applications in the development and production of new (alternative) energies including hydrogen fuel, wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy.
The INO aims to provide a platform for young innovators and researchers to showcase their talents, collaborate with global experts, and address some of the world’s most pressing environmental and technological challenges.
The promotion of scientific and technological interactions with related organizations in Malaysia is the most important peripheral goal of the event, said Afshin Ramzi, the head of the Iranian team.
The third INO is set to take place in Taiwan in 2026.
In 2018, the first INO was held from April 10 to 15 at Tehran’s Pardis Technology Park and nine teams from four foreign countries competed at the event.
The participants presented their solutions for the global challenges related to water and wastewater treatment, agriculture, food and packaging, alternative energies, drugs and medication, information and communication through nanotechnology.
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