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Oct 2020
34m 37s

497- A Ring Helps People of Determinati...

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A wearable technology born and bred in the UAE has won the James Dyson Award this year. American University of Sharjah graduates, Maryam Moustafa and Nada Aldash, took home first prize and Dh9,500 for their invention of a ring that helps visually impaired people decipher colors. In this episode, we discuss the features of this ring. We also talk about its ca ... Show More
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