Invention
Sindex brings out creative talents
School boys' X-Ants Magic, a natural insect repellant, wows them all
By Elaine Mah
Pictures by Oliver Majaham
X-Ants Magic isn’t any cyber game. It is a cheap natural insect repellant made from coffee, star anise (a spice) and flour. And it is the invention of five school boys of Bandaraya secondary school which won them four prizes including the coveted Chief Minister’s Award at the 7th Sabah Invention and Design Exhibition (Sindex). The gold medal also came with 700 ringgit ($228).
Azmi Othman, Fadzil Alliyas, Andrew Marimus, Mohd Saiful and Felix Luhan spent five months to develop their X-Ants Magic. Their entry beat more than 400 other submitted by about 1,000 school children.
And they spent only 10 ringgit to produce about 1,000 grammes of the repellent which is effective in keeping ants and other insects away. The boys plan to sell their product in their school for between 1.50 and 3 ringgit for a bottle of between 125gm and 250gm for a start.
"This program is the best platform to discover young talents and creativity in order to create an innovative society that will be the driving force of transformation in Sabah,” said Dr Yee Moh Chai, a deputy chief minister. Dr Yee, who is minister of resource development and information technology, represented his chief minister at the prize-giving.
Sindex is organized by the government science and technology unit, the chief minister’s department and the Rotary Club of Sabah. – Insight Sabah.
Posted on September 12, 2012
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