Female Saudi student invents nanotechnology vest
The nanotechnology vest weighs only 2.9 kilograms allowing soldiers and security personnel to move easily. — Courtesy photo
Saudi Gazette report
TAIF — A Saudi woman obtained a doctorate for using nanotechnology to invent a vest that would provide effective protection for security officers, Al-Sharq daily reported.
Hind Abdulghaffar, a Taif University student, discussed her invention at Umm Al-Qura University’s design college last week in order to obtain her doctorate. She explained the importance of using modern technological developments and praised the role of the Military Industries Corporation (MIC) for contributing to her success.
The discussion lasted for three hours, during which the student explained the protective properties of the material used in manufacturing vests.
Abdulghaffar noted that all the materials used are petroleum-based and can be manufactured in the Kingdom to produce better and lighter vests.
She pointed out that the vest she has invented weighs only 2.9 kilograms, allowing soldiers and security personnel to move easily. "Military research receives the most support in advanced countries and I hope that this will materialize in the Kingdom," she said.
She said her thesis on using nanotechnology in vests was the first of its kind in the Arab world.
At the end of the discussion, the committee decided to award the student her doctorate with honors and recommended that the thesis be published.
Hind Abdulghaffar, a Taif University student, discussed her invention at Umm Al-Qura University’s design college last week in order to obtain her doctorate. She explained the importance of using modern technological developments and praised the role of the Military Industries Corporation (MIC) for contributing to her success.
The discussion lasted for three hours, during which the student explained the protective properties of the material used in manufacturing vests.
Abdulghaffar noted that all the materials used are petroleum-based and can be manufactured in the Kingdom to produce better and lighter vests.
She pointed out that the vest she has invented weighs only 2.9 kilograms, allowing soldiers and security personnel to move easily. "Military research receives the most support in advanced countries and I hope that this will materialize in the Kingdom," she said.
She said her thesis on using nanotechnology in vests was the first of its kind in the Arab world.
At the end of the discussion, the committee decided to award the student her doctorate with honors and recommended that the thesis be published.
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