Iranian inventors awarded in Kuwait

A team of young Iranian inventers have been awarded at the 2011 edition of the International Middle East Inventions Exhibition held in Kuwait. The Iranian team won three gold medals, four silver medals, and two bronze medals at the 4th edition of the event, IRNA reported. Masoud Tajbakhsh, Mohammad-Reza Shaqaqi and Zahra Shabani are among the Iranian team members who were granted gold medals. Tajbakhsh was awarded for designing a crisis management simulator in oil and gas industries. Shaqaqi won the medal for producing a pneumatic device to disconnect gas flow during earthquake outbreaks. The third gold winner, Zahra Shabani was honored for designing smart sweeping robot. The 4th International Middle East Inventions Fair was held from November 21 to 24, 2011