Doha, November 1, 2010 – The second season of Stars of Science, an initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, is marking the come-back to the competition after the “orientation week” experienced by the candidates. The thrilling fifth prime-time episode of “Stars of Science”, broadcast on Sunday, October 31, set the bar high upon its “Proof of Concept” phase.Facing the jury for the first time since their admission to the workshop, the 16 hopefuls had to convince the top-level experts that their innovative project is feasible.
Only 10 candidates, from 7 Arab countries, were finally selected to the next stage, one step closer to the final prizes totaling 600,000 USD, and ranked as follows:
1. Abdullah Abou Zeid, Egypt – Co-inventor of a robotic rotational joint with 2-degrees of freedom
2. Hind Hobeika, Lebanon – Swimming goggles measuring swimmer’s heart rate with real time alert
3. Mohammed Ablah, Egypt – One handle geared set of wrenches for car tires
4. Iyad Maalouf, Jordan – Biopsy extraction device with virtual alignment
5. Marwan Bin Saleh, Tunisia – All-wheel drive pneumatic bicycle
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