PCT youth shines at Nuremberg invention fair

["Taiwan Church News" <enews@pctpress.org>]

3067 Edition

December 6~12, 2010

Headline News



PCT youth shines at Nuremberg invention fair



Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong

Written by Lydia Ma



Taiwanese inventors wowed the world at this year’s International 
Trade Fair for Ideas-Inventions-New Products held in Nuremberg, 
Germany, by sweeping 27 gold medals, 32 silver medals, and 23 bronze 
medals. The fair is considered the world’s oldest invention show.



Of these medalists, one is a Presbyterian youth who is 
merely15-year-old. Chien Yan-ju invented an eyeglass cleaner complete 
with an automatic elevation function that requires no cleanser. Using 
ozone as a medium to clean eyeglasses, this invention won Chien a 
silver medal from judges as well as a patent. 



Cambridge Presbyterian Church in Taipei, where Chien attends weekly  
Sunday services, published this news in its weekly church bulletin 
upon hearing about it. 



Asked about his success, Chien said he invented this machine because 
he also wears glasses. "Since I have to rinse my eyeglasses and dry 
them on a daily basis, I often find this task troublesome and a waste 
of paper." 



With his invention, eyeglasses can now simply be placed into the 
machine before the user goes to bed. An inbuilt power elevation will 
lift up the glasses after the cleaning process to dry the lenses at 
room temperature. There are also 5 LED lights on the machine’s 
brackets to help users locate their eyeglasses quickly, especially in 
the dark.



Chien’s mother credits God for her son’s international success and 
interest in sciences. She said her son was lucky to meet teachers 
willing to spend lots of time with him to study sciences and answer 
his questions. Of course, it also helped to have a father with strong 
interests in physics and chemistry, she added.



********************

Taiwan Church News is published weekly in Taiwan's local languages. 

You may translate and re-use our articles online only if you 
acknowledge the source as "Taiwan Church News" and list the names of 
the reporter and writer. Contact us before reprinting any of our 
articles for print publications. 

Direct comments and questions about this article to: 
enews@pctpress.org

Visit our website for more news at: http://enews.pctpress.org/ 
(English) or http://www.pctpress.org (Chinese) 

********************