ZJU scored three Awards at the 45th Int'l Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva

Founded in 1973 and supported by the Swiss Federal Government and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva is known as the thinking man’s fiesta for modernism and innovation. Between March 29 and April 2, 2017, about 1,000 inventions from more than 40 countries and regions debuted on its 45^th competition,including 83 inventions from mainland China and 14 from Hong Kong. The Industrial Research Institute of Zhejiang University were honored with three awards for three inventions submitted for this exhibition. 

Smart Mouse-Pipeline Doctor (the College of Control Science and Engineering)-This invention can be used in urban pipeline systems to construct a three-dimensional map and identify leakage points with great precision. Its great sensitivity, accurate positioning, safe operation and exellent  portability help it to win the special award from the review committee.

Demo of the portablesmart pipeline doctor (Inventors: Dezhan Tu, Master candidate; Naifu Zhu, Master Candidate; Kexin Wang, Master Candidate; Qiangbo Zhu, PhD Candidate; Dibo Hou, Professor)

Pilot-assisted Hydraulic Load Control Valve Using Double Feedback Principle (the School of Mechanical Engineering)- gold medal;  

Structure model of Pilot-assisted Hydraulic Load Control Valve (Inventors: Haibo Xie,professor; Jianbing Liu, PhD candidate; Huayong Yang, Academician)

Novel Material and Its Application for Effective Crack Control and Restoration in Mass Concrete Structures (the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture)- silver medal.