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Four RISUD members win awards at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

24 Apr 2024

Impactful innovations from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo), a widely recognised annual event devoted exclusively to invention. 43 PolyU innovations seized 45 accolades, including two Special Prizes, five Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury, 18 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and seven Bronze Medals. Among the award-winning projects, 4 of them are led by RISUD members. Congratulation to Prof. YANG, Prof. YAN, Dr HUANG and Dr CHOY.

Project	Principal Investigator(s)
Gold Medal
A Fireproof Solar PV Vacuum-Glazing Wall Panel (FSVG) as Building Insulation Layer	Prof. YANG Hongxing Professor, Departmentof Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)
Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules Based on Surface Reconstruction Technology	Prof. YAN Feng Chair Professor of Organic Electronics, Department of Applied Physics and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)
Silver Medal
Smart Firefighting Robot	Dr HUANG Xinyan Associate Professor, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)
Smart Headset featuring Adaptive Noise Filters for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder	Dr CHOY Yat Sze Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

*In order of prize level and alphabetical order of project names

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