18-year-old Invents A Device That Can Recharge Cell Phone Batteries In 30 Seconds

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It has been our responsibility and habit to recharge our cell phones earlier. This has saved us from panicking and feeling frustrated from the realization that our phone is low in power at the time we are about to leave. It would add to the convenience though for our phone’s battery to acquire power in a short amount of time which is why 18-year-old Eesha Khare’s invention has obtained a major science award in Phoenix as well as gained so much recognition.

Khare invented a black, rectangular type of devise which is over an inch long that can recharge a cell phone battery in 20 to 30 seconds. Khare told CNN affiliate KPIX 5 that she constructed a new supercapacitor, which is an energy storage device that can store a lot of energy in a tiny amount of quantity. She adds that this technology may also be able to quicken the charging of car batteries.

Khare’s invention made her one of the two winners of the Young Scientist Awards. She was awarded with a $50,000 prize as well as received praise from Intel for recognizing “the crucial need for energy-efficient storage devices as the world rapidly adopts portable electronics.”

It seems that Khare has a clear view of her goals as she jokingly told KPIX 5 that “I will be setting the world on fire.” via [CNN]