Thai women lead the way with award-winning inventions

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Thai women lead the way with award-winning inventions
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition.

"I've won a silver medal from the 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva," said Assoc Prof Dr Porn-anong Aramwit, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science. She was honoured for creating socks that can remove dead cells from the feet of diabetics.

Her invention, when introduced to the market, will save people from the pain of undergoing dead-cell removal at hospitals.

"It will save their time and money too," Porn-anong said.

She vowed that when her socks hit the market, they would be available at a low price.

Users only need to wear them for two hours and the dead cells fall off within two weeks. After that, a further removal process is not required for three months.

Porn-anong is keen to talk about the benefits of her invention, because they provided strong motivation that kept her going in research tasks.

"I must admit that research is exhausting," she said, "But aware that my job contributes to the healthcare of Thais, I am always telling myself to fight on."

She is now delighted with the prospect that millions of diabetics will benefit from her invention.

Just as Porn-anong's invention will make a difference in the healthcare sector, Dr Suwadee Kongparakul has an invention that promises brighter prospects for the environment.

"It has huge potential in minimising environmental impacts from oil and chemical leaks," the lecturer at Thammasat University's Faculty of Science and Technology said.

Dr Suwadee won a gold medal at the 42nd International Exhibition of Inventions for inventing reusable oil-absorbing rubber sheets that remove oil spills or chemicals leaked into water.

In addition to an ability to absorb the liquid parts of petroleum and water-insoluble solvents/liquids in a remarkably fast and efficient manner, the sheet can also be reused more than 30 times.

But before such a great invention materialised, there was a lot of sweat and problem-solving.

"Even with preparations, some chemicals will simply precipitate. Sometimes, I expect foam but none arises," she recounted.

Suwadee, however, enjoys her job and solving problems that come her way.

"Challenges make my job fun," she said.

Another gold medallist from the same event, Dr Soamshine Boonyananta, said when lecturers do research they give clear examples to their students about how to apply their knowledge.

"It's relevant," said Soamshine, who teaches at Chulalongkorn Faculty of Education.

Her award-winning invention is Chula Clay, which is made from Asian green mussel shells. While it has great flexibility like Japanese clay, Chula Clay is more outstanding in that it boasts a pearly glitter. This innovative material does not need any kiln to dry and thus can be considered an eco-product.

All up, four Thai womem were honoured at the latest International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. The other one, Assoc Prof Dr Kosum Chansiri, received the biggest honour of the lot.

Dr Kosum said: "I won a gold medal with congratulations of the jury."

A lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry at Srinakharinwirot University's Faculty of Medicine, she created a DNA bio-sensor to detect Shigella and enteroinvasive E-coli.

"It's going to be very useful to food exporters," she said.

Blamed for diarrhoea, Shigella and enteroinvasive E-coli are pathogenic micro-organisms often found in fresh meat, vegetables, fruit, and other foods. On many occasions, exported food from Thailand is rejected on grounds of Shigella and enteroinvasive E-coli contamination.

Kosum's team spent more than a year developing an efficient DNA bio-sensor that can quickly detect the micro-organisms with 100-per-cent accuracy.

Her invention, just like the one by Porn-anong, will be on show at the upcoming Inventors' Day 2014 Exhibition in Thailand.

Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, it will run from June 23-26 at Impact Hall 9 at Muang Thong Thani.


-- The Nation 2014-06-09

[Chao Lao Beach]

Nice to see. Thumbs up to this lady.

Critical Thinking is not taught in Thai schools, hence inventions are few and far between.

[clockman]

Good news.

[canuckamuck]

Impressive

[cornishcarlos]

It's wonderful to see but....

Can someone explain how removing dead skin cells from feet can benefit diabetics?

Don't understand that bit...

[casualbiker]

It's wonderful to see but....

Can someone explain how removing dead skin cells from feet can benefit diabetics?

Don't understand that bit...

Read this :

http://saveyourfeet.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/you-dont-have-to-get-your-feet-amputated-just-because-you-are-a-diabetic/

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[sumtingwong]

Congrats women of Thailand, well done.

[Oryx816]

Funny when I go on the website's list of award winners, I don't see a silver medal or any award for a Dr. Pornanong Aramwit...

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

[samjaidee]

Their achievements are obviously impressive, even the socks and there are Thai prize winners on the website for the Exhibition but not those mentioned here. Strange.

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

[noitom]

Great to see Thais excelling at anything at the world level. It's so rare.

[jaltsc]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

[kurnell]

I like the take home food in a plastic bag. This is the greatest invention ever and I now don't store anything in tupperware anymore.

[chainarong]

Congratulations to one and all, excellent results indeed , can't say much about the proof reader though , the comment , "when my socks hit the market, they will be at a low price" one should think so madam , one should think so . ,

[trainman34014]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Biggest problem with the Men is their Mothers as they spoil them rotten and expect no work rate in return from the day they are born. I've got a 22 year old 'student' living next door with a single Mum. At the moment he is on six months leave and lays in bed until 11 or 12 every morning, gets up and eats and then watches movie's on TV all day. Won't lift a finger to help his Mother who goes out to work all day and has to do all the housework, gardening, cooking etc at night. She moans about him constantly but will not kick his ass, so who's fault is it when all the Men grow up thinking Mum is a mug ?

[Oryx816]

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Funny when I go on the website's list of award winners, I don't see a silver medal or any award for a Dr. Pornanong Aramwit...

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

Their achievements are obviously impressive, even the socks and there are Thai prize winners on the website for the Exhibition but not those mentioned here. Strange.

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

I think the Nation is overstating things. On the Swiss website, the listed winners do not include the ones mentioned in the article, and the international competition was held in April.

It seems that this is a local exhibition as stated at the end of the article as follows: "Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, it will run from June 23-26 at Impact Hall 9 at Muang Thong Thani."

Great achievements by these ladies, but highly embellished reporting by the Nation.

Edited June 9, 2014 by Oryx816

[haveaniceday]

window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());

Funny when I go on the website's list of award winners, I don't see a silver medal or any award for a Dr. Pornanong Aramwit...

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

Their achievements are obviously impressive, even the socks and there are Thai prize winners on the website for the Exhibition but not those mentioned here. Strange.

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

I think the Nation is overstating things. On the Swiss website, the listed winners do not include the ones mentioned in the article, and the international competition was held in April.

It seems that this is a local exhibition as stated at the end of the article as follows: "Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, it will run from June 23-26 at Impact Hall 9 at Muang Thong Thani."

Great achievements by these ladies, but highly embellished reporting by the Nation.

Sounds fishy eh

[Thai at Heart]

window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());

Funny when I go on the website's list of award winners, I don't see a silver medal or any award for a Dr. Pornanong Aramwit...

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

Their achievements are obviously impressive, even the socks and there are Thai prize winners on the website for the Exhibition but not those mentioned here. Strange.

http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/2014/Presse/EN-2014-PalmaresGP.pdf

I think the Nation is overstating things. On the Swiss website, the listed winners do not include the ones mentioned in the article, and the international competition was held in April.

It seems that this is a local exhibition as stated at the end of the article as follows: "Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, it will run from June 23-26 at Impact Hall 9 at Muang Thong Thani."

Great achievements by these ladies, but highly embellished reporting by the Nation.

Indeed it had a certain China Daily feel to it.

Army good news department reporting for duty sir.

[penwithcris]

I would be more fulsome in my praise if remarkable similar products were not already on the market

YouTube has a video showing 'special socks' being used to remove dead skin cells

Not sure whether the Thai inventor would be in breach of copyright or fall foul of the patent laws if she attempted to sell the socks commercially

But,there again,we are in the Far East where just about anything goes

The Chinese lady on YouTube probably purloined the idea from someone else

[Dap]

It's wonderful to see but....

Can someone explain how removing dead skin cells from feet can benefit diabetics?

Don't understand that bit...

Try Google

[tomyummer]

Just plain awesome!!! Women ruling the world. It's about time.

[CMDAWI]

..." Her invention, just like the one by Porn-anong, will be on show at the upcoming Inventors' Day 2014 Exhibition in Thailand.
Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, it will run from June 23-26 at Impact Hall 9 at Muang Thong Thani."

I am wondering if such Exhibition will be also be shown around the whole country?.

Any information on dates and different venues planned?

[thailiketoo]

Nice to see. Thumbs up to this lady.

Critical Thinking is not taught in Thai schools, hence inventions are few and far between.

Example of a course in critical thinking please.

[spidermike007]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

[thailiketoo]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

You would have thought Singapore and Pearl Harbor would have taught some people some things but they keep making the same mistakes at underestimating Asian Males.

Those that don't know much about history are doomed to repeat it. Is that how that old saying goes?

[spidermike007]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

You would have thought Singapore and Pearl Harbor would have taught some people some things but they keep making the same mistakes at underestimating Asian Males.

Those that don't know much about history are doomed to repeat it. Is that how that old saying goes?

I believe pearl harbor was my exact point. Women in Thailand are smarter. Perhaps in Asia? I cannot speak to that. Would women have invaded pearl harbor, or started WWII in the Pacific? I doubt it.

Spidermike007

[thailiketoo]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

You would have thought Singapore and Pearl Harbor would have taught some people some things but they keep making the same mistakes at underestimating Asian Males.

Those that don't know much about history are doomed to repeat it. Is that how that old saying goes?

I believe pearl harbor was my exact point. Women in Thailand are smarter. Perhaps in Asia? I cannot speak to that. Would women have invaded pearl harbor, or started WWII in the Pacific? I doubt it.

Spidermike007

Like the mothers of Sparta; the mothers of Japan were responsible for the warlike values of the children.

Not really my point though. Asian people whether men or women are consistently underestimated by the West. Thailand let the Japanese march to the back door of Singapore. Thai women and Thai men.

You wrote, "Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women,"

So how do you feel about Thai men as opposed to Western men?

Edited June 10, 2014 by thailiketoo

[spidermike007]

It certainly feels as if they are less accomplished. Perhaps less driven than western men? I am not sure. If you look at the world stage, it is astonishing how few have won accolades for their accomplishments, in the the fields of science, dance, drama, writing, painting, sculpture, etc. Why is that? Many are educated overseas, so one would think the opportunity is there to excel. With a population as large as this country has, why have more people not won pulitzers, oscars, peabodys, Nobel peace prizes, etc? There are some areas where they have made a mark, such as filmmaking. There are some really outstanding Thai men making film. And there have been some good athletes over the years such as Paradorn Srichapan, Jaidee, Udomchoke, etc. I do adore the Thai people, as they have many wonderful qualities. Just questioning if the men are on par with other great nations? I do wonder if their sense of entitlement holds them back.

Spidermike

Chaiyaphum, Thailand

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[Gsxrnz]

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

You would have thought Singapore and Pearl Harbor would have taught some people some things but they keep making the same mistakes at underestimating Asian Males.

Those that don't know much about history are doomed to repeat it. Is that how that old saying goes?

I believe pearl harbor was my exact point. Women in Thailand are smarter. Perhaps in Asia? I cannot speak to that. Would women have invaded pearl harbor, or started WWII in the Pacific? I doubt it.

Spidermike007

Ever heard of the late Maggie Thatcher?

[belg]

rubber ? what a surprise, does thailand not have a mountain of unsellable stuff available ?

lets just throw them into the water

PTT can save face now, more oilspills, as thainess can clean it up

can I invent rotten rice that absorb water and other chemicals in it ?

Edited June 11, 2014 by belg