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Inspiring innovators
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/10/2023
» In order to promote creative ideas and cultural potential to drive the economy at both the national and international level, the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) established the Creative Excellence Awards (CE Awards) in 2023.
Redefining design
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/07/2023
» Assoc Prof Supreedee Rittironk has had a special interest in bamboo, so he decided to research the plant during his PhD in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the US. After returning to Thailand, he became a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Rangsit Center. In 2010, he launched an elective class called Bamboo Studio for fourth-year students.
Forging the path forward
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/01/2023
» Thailand may not be famous for innovation, but there are many talented inventors in the Kingdom. At "Thailand Inventors' Day 2023", visitors will be impressed by inventions by Thai innovators such as a special oral hygiene set for bed-ridden patients, a smart gun for formalin detection in food, microneedles with customisable features, plant-based minced dried meat and a colourimetric LAMP-XO for quick diagnosis of African swine fever.
A push for sustainability
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/06/2022
» In 2014, Romtham Khumnurak -- a student at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University (TU) -- enrolled in TU 100 Civic Engagement, which required students to observe TU's waste management system. After Romtham saw a large stinky garbage pile there, it dawned on him that everyone is involved in the waste issue. Five years later, Romtham and five other colleagues established an environmental online media, Environman, which currently has more than 564,000 followers and is available on several platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
A keto-friendly brand
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/11/2021
» While Umaporn Buranasuksombat was doing her PhD in food nutrition at university, she realised that patients need to consume a lot of protein, especially from egg whites, to build and repair body tissue. However, these patients did not enjoy the taste of egg white and could not consume enough protein to recover and rejuvenate. Due to her background in food science and technology from the University of Queensland, Australia, Umaporn came up with the idea to introduce a new type of food that can help patients.
Inspiring youth to get creative
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/08/2021
» Even though Thailand has a good reputation for arts and crafts, its basketry industry has an image of unstylish designs. To encourage the young generation to become interested in arts and crafts, the Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of Thailand (Sacit) and JSL Global Media teamed up to launch a reality competition show titled Sacict War Craft on Amarin TV starting Aug 7. In the show, five teams of young designers compete to create weaving product designs. Vachara Vaewuthinand, who is on the board of directors and a production consultant at JSL Global Media, said creating Sacict War Craft was a challenge.