{"id":13747,"date":"2026-05-11T21:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/13747\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:30:09","slug":"taiwanese-inventions-win-11-gold-medals-at-paris-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/13747\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwanese inventions win 11 gold medals at Paris competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sam Garcia \/ Staff writer, with CNA<\/p>\n

Taiwanese innovations won 11 gold medals at the 125th edition of the Concours L\u00e9pine yesterday, an annual invention competition in Paris.<\/p>\n

Among the winners was 15-year-old Kao Hsing-hang\u2019s (\u9ad8\u661f\u822a) magnetic bicycle pedal clip, an invention to improve safety and convenience inspired by his own cycling accident.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1901, Concours L\u00e9pine divides hundreds of entries across categories including daily life, artistic creation, health and inclusion, and transportation and industry, while also featuring a dedicated area for digital technologies.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Kao Hsing-hang via CNA<\/p>\n

Nearly half of the inventions exhibited at Concours L\u00e9pine go on to be commercialized, with the ballpoint pen and steam iron among its greatest success stories, organizers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan has a strong presence at the Concours L\u00e9pine,\u201d jury president Rene Lavergne said.<\/p>\n

Some of the inventions are sophisticated and complex, while others are simple and easy-to-understand inventions that make everyday life more convenient, Lavergne said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaiwan really embodies the spirit of the Concours L\u00e9pine, so we are happy to see Taiwanese inventions in the exhibition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Kao\u2019s clipless bicycle pedals use magnets to secure the cyclist\u2019s shoes while riding.<\/p>\n

The inventor said his own cycling accident motivated him to develop the system, which he hopes would help more people enjoy cycling.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s inventions incorporated sustainability, industrial applications and spatial design, Taiwanese delegation leader Hsu Chieh-chung (\u5f90\u6377\u4e2d) said.<\/p>\n

Three of the entrants that won gold medals aim to reduce microplastics, Hsu said.<\/p>\n

Paolun Plastics and National United University (NUU) developed stackable dishware to replace plastic wrap, Eason Quantum Fiber created biodegradable 3D printing materials, and Chyau-Shin Precise Co and NUU developed a coffee filter, he said.<\/p>\n

Changhua Christian Hospital\u2019s assisted injector, which allows precise injections with one hand, the Morphy automatic cold drip coffee machine by Fulungchang Water Purification, and Well Plum Technology\u2019s built-in kitchen sink cleaning system all received gold medals as well, he said.<\/p>\n

Other gold medal-winning inventions included Hiroyu International Trading\u2019s sound-absorbing and noise-reducing curtains, Tsan Feng Sheng\u2019s metal acoustic panels, and Cheng Shiu University\u2019s intelligent earthquake evacuation and safety control system, he added.<\/p>\n

The Concours L\u00e9pine is being held from April 30 to today, featuring 64 Taiwanese inventions.<\/p>\n

The bronze and silver award ceremony is being held separately today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Sam Garcia \/ Staff writer, with CNA Taiwanese innovations won 11 gold medals at the 125th edition…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10269,10268,30,10270,2338,2337],"class_list":{"0":"post-13747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-paris","8":"tag-international-competition","9":"tag-inventions","10":"tag-paris","11":"tag-sam-garcia","12":"tag-the-taipei-times","13":"tag-2337"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}