Three National University of Singapore (NUS) students who invented a glaucoma screening device have beaten more than 2,000 entries across the globe to win the international James Dyson Award this year.
The invention, aptly named Hopes (Home Eye Pressure E-skin Sensor), is a glove that uses sensor technology and artificial intelligence to enable patients to check their eye pressure at home.
The award, given out yearly by famous British engineer and inventor James Dyson since 2005, comes with a £30,000 (S$54,700) prize and worldwide recognition. This is the first time a Singapore team has bagged the top global prize.
The postgraduate students – Ms Yu Kelu, 26, and Mr Li Si, 28, both doctoral students from NUS’ materials science and engineering department, and Mr David Lee, 26, a research assistant from the electrical and computer engineering department – said they were “stunned” to hear about the win from Mr Dyson in a video call.
This story is from the November 17, 2021 edition of The Straits Times.
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