invention
Photos: Egyptian youth gearing up efforts to produce a more advanced face mask
Features/Interviews
April 15, 2020
Photos: Egyptian youth gearing up efforts to produce a more advanced face mask
As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the world, basic needs now include hand sanitizer, hygienic tools, toilet paper and facemasks…
Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate
Technology
April 1, 2020
Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate
Haitham al-Badwihy, an engineer working in electronic gates, has invented a self-sterilizing gate that activates as soon as someone passes…
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
World
December 2, 2019
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect…
You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor
Food
June 1, 2019
You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor
Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki catches a brown plate — still warm — as it drops out of a…
World Tourism Organization awards young Egyptian expert for e-marketing breakthrough
Science
January 19, 2017
World Tourism Organization awards young Egyptian expert for e-marketing breakthrough
The United Nations World Tourism Organization granted young Egyptian tourism expert Mohamed Youssef its most prestigious award for 2016 for his…
‘Egyptian Monster’ creator destroys invention, cites govt inattention
Egypt
February 18, 2016
‘Egyptian Monster’ creator destroys invention, cites govt inattention
The creator of the "Egyptian Monster", a proclaimed amphibian car and aeroplane whose failure to launch in December 2015 elicited…
Egyptian student’s invention wins first place in international research competition
Egypt
January 14, 2016
Egyptian student’s invention wins first place in international research competition
An Egyptian high school student ranked first place in an international research and invention competition in South Korea. The student, Youssef…
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
Egypt
December 9, 2014
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb needed a hand trying to get in and out a small vehicle invented by engineering students…
Futuristic hoverboard now on market
Culture
October 26, 2014
Futuristic hoverboard now on market
Movies have always been addressing fictional ideas that may be hard to believe at a certain time. But those ideas…
Egyptian citizen’s ‘invention’ may ease power outage problem
Egypt
October 2, 2014
Egyptian citizen’s ‘invention’ may ease power outage problem
Frequent power cuts and the sinking of entire regions in darkness, pushed Osama Ayoub, an electricity school teacher in Gerga,…