Bahraini scientist invent a safe way to detect explosive gas
Manama : An award winning Bahraini scientist plans to work with government authorities to have her invention provide a safe way to detect explosive gas.
Smart Gas System (SGS), a technology that uses a robot as well as a mobile application to detect explosive gases was invented by Tasneem Yousif, a young Bahraini scientist.
She was chosen as one of the inventors to represent Bahrain at the 9th International Invention Fair held in Kuwait.
Her invention was awarded the ‘Excellence Scientific Award in Inventions’ recognition from the Kuwait Science Club as well as a silver medal in the overall competition. Now she hopes to work with government authorities such as the Electricity and Water Authority to implement the technology in the Kingdom.
“The smart gas system uses a robot to detect explosive gases. This is an innovative way to replace handheld sensors and fixed sensors. It makes the process much safer because the person who is controlling the robot is using a smart phone application or a web based system to direct it. It can detect 12 toxic explosive gases,” she said.
She said that the system can prevent disasters, injuries and death. She hopes to work with government authorities and oil and gas companies. She said that her technology could be useful for hotels and homes as well.
She told DT News that she hopes to patent the system for the GCC region and later in other parts of the world.
“I have done the survey with EWA and found that my system can provide considerably more safety than the one they are using now. The robot will allow to cut out the unnecessary safety risk as the employee does not have to be at the dangerous site,” she said.
“I have patented the system for Bahrain and I am going to do it for all of GCC and later the rest of the world. I have already had discussion with the EWA and they have shown interest. I am going to develop the technology further before implementing on a large scale,” she said.
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