University of Latvia will host the final of invention exhibition "Minox 2018"

Exhibition cycle is aimed at promoting invention and the use of inventions in economy. This year, four regional exhibitions have already taken place – MINOX Kurzeme, MINOX Latgale, MINOX Vidzeme and MINOX Zemgale, and the concluding exhibition-festival MINOX 2018 Riga will be held on October 12 and 13. The programme of the event is available here. The representatives of the UL will also participate in the exhibition:

• UL Faculty of Computing "Mobile application to promote people’s involvement in sports activities Fit4Gift" (Dmitrijs Voronovs, Ilona Dubra, Daniils Vladimirovs, Edvards Jānis Rečickis)
• UL and Riga Technical University “Portable device for non-contact early diagnostics of skin cancer” (Ilona Kuzmina, Aleksejs Ļihačovs, Dmitrijs Bļizņuks)
• UL Institute of Solid State Physics “Elastic two-layer road cover of special shape paving blocks produced from rubber granules” (Rimis Vaitkus, Vladimirs Ņemcevs, Jānis Kleperis, Pēteris Lesničenoks, Elmārs Baltiņš)
• UL Institute of Solid State Physics "Direct drive ocean wave generator” (Rimis Vaitkus, Jānis Kleperis, Valdis Ņemcevs, Elmārs Baltiņš, Chien-Heng Chou, Aleksas Alfonsas Pašilis, Nerijus Blažauskas)

"The exhibition is exceptional, as it is open to the representatives of all technical spheres and natural sciences. The representatives of humanities or social sciences can also present innovations here. Inventions arise in all areas, from biology and mechanics to information technology, artificial intelligence and language teaching methods", emphasizes Elmārs Baltiņš, one of the organizers. The MINOX exhibition welcomes various inventors regardless of their position in society and occupation – thus, not only scientists or businessmen, but also grandchildren with their grandmothers and grandfathers, students, professors, mothers and fathers, who pride themselves in interesting inventions, will be the participants of this event. After successful evaluation and awarding of the inventions brought by the participants of regional exhibitions, all the projects presented by the authors of these inventions will take part in the large international exhibition of inventions in Riga. The commission consisting of the delegates of regional exhibitions and the members proposed by the international exhibition, will evaluate the projects of inventions and award two authors with a paid flight to an international inventions and business seminar in Britain, Cambridge to promote the commercialization of the invention. Notably, a number of foreign representatives from Bahrain, Egypt, Estonia, Russia, Lithuania, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Germany have already joined the international exhibition “MINOX 2018” in Riga with inventions in various fields, including agriculture and energy. However, the aforementioned awards will only be conferred upon the authors of inventions from Latvia. The exhibition cycle is organised by Latvian Inventors Association, association “Connect Latvia” and Latvian Academy of Sciences.