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New eyewear could help the visually impaired
Young inventors develop novel electronics to help people identify colors and navigate obstacles.
By Sid Perkins
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Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
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