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STEM schoolgirls make waves

By IVAN LOH

Sunday, 16 Apr 2023

Incredible feat: (From left) Jamie, Nor Maisarah, Ke Xin and Khairulaniza receiving the RM5,000 mock cheque from Chang as Perak PKR vice-chairman Tan Kar Hing looks on during the incentive presentation ceremony in Ipoh. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: An award-winning invention by a team of 17-year-old schoolgirls is in the midst of being patented.

Their smart precision farming system that automatically waters seedlings in eco-friendly and degradable pots won a gold medal at the Youth International Science Fair in Bali, Indonesia, last month.

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