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AMMAN: In the age of Covid, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: the handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs. He came up with a device to sterilize them with UV rays — and this is where TechWorks stepped in. A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of day without TechWorks, a

In the age of Covid, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: the handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs.

By Kamal TahaAgence France-PresseAMMAN — In the age of COVID, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: The handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs.He came up with a device to sterilise them with UV rays — and this is where TechWorks stepped in.A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of

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In the age of Covid, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: the handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs.He came up with a device to sterilise them with UV rays -- and this is where TechWorks stepped in.A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of day without TechWorks, a Jordanian platform aimed at bringing together youth, ideas and resources to jump-start innovations.

In the age of Covid, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: the handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs.

By Kamal TahaAgence France-PresseAMMAN — In the age of COVID, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: The handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs.He came up with a device to sterilise them with UV rays — and this is where TechWorks stepped in.A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of

In the age of COVID-19, Jordanian mechanical engineer Saliba Taimeh pondered how to deal with one contaminated everyday surface: the handrails of escalators in shopping malls and transport hubs. He came up with a device to sterilize them with UV rays — and this is where TechWorks stepped in. A wealth of ideas would not have seen the light of day without TechWorks, a Jordanian platform aimed at bringing together youth, ideas and resources to jump-start innovations. Set up in 2018, TechWorks say...