Two innovative projects by Da Nang’s youths have been displayed at an exhibition in the framework of the recent 10^th Viet Nam Nationwide Creative Competition for Young Innovators.

The ‘Print/Scan/Copy Self-Service System’

The remarkable products are multi-functional printing system by the city-based Duy Tan University (DTU), and an agricultural biotechnology application project by the city’s University of Technology.

The ‘Print/Scan/Copy Self-Service System’ project was jointly created by Huynh Nil Giang and Nguyen Huu Chien, both of whom are employees from the DTU’s Electricity and Electronics Centre. 

The idea arose from the real demand for a self-service embedded system featuring printing, scanning, and copying activities for use, at DTU.

The device allows users to easily print, scan, and copy without assistance on how to operate it. 
Interestingly, even a lack of paper is remotely notified to the administrator through emails or text messages.

The device comprises an embedded system with integrated printing, scanning, and copying functionalities in one machine; and one device (integrated embedded board system) to communicate with, and to receive commands from users, and to control the multi-purpose printer.

The device can read and write documents on USB flash drives, microSD memory cards, and from emails.  It can store scans on flash drives, microSD cards, and send them through emails, and can be of help with plastic cards with a barcode printed, RFID magnetic cards, chip cards, and fingerprints.

In addition, users can also integrate video or slide advertisements on the screen of the device or add business message board functionality. 

Collecting fees for using the device is also very simple: either directly or online through civilians, organisations, or businesses (e-government information system) accounts through the built-in authentication.  Administrating the machine and collecting statistics is very easy through either the afore-mentioned account or a barcode card (which registered users will be issued with).

Mr Huynh Nil Giang, one of the system’s creators, proudly said that, following the great success of this product, DTU’s talented employees plan to develop vending machine, self-service washing machine and other self-payment machines in the coming time.

The agricultural biotechnology application project by the city’s University of Technology features products using algal and fungal biotechnology, and plant tissue culture technology.  

These agricultural technologies have been introduced to local farmers in a bid to increase productivity.  

To date, the university has already provided a large number of F1, F2 and F3 hybrid seeds for local farmers, mainly edible and medicinal mushrooms, types of flowers and medicinal herbs.

This project has helped to enhance the livelihoods of local farmers, and thereby partly promoting the upgrade of rural areas.