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18 Year Old Indian-American Invents 20-Seconds Mobile Phone Charger
SI Team
Sunday, June 2, 2013
A young Indian girl in America has invented a super-capacitive device that can potentially charge your phone in less than 20 seconds. 18 years old, Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds.

This tiny device which is called the super-capacitor is a gizmo that can pack a lot of energy into a tiny space, charges quickly and holds its charge for a long time. The inventor of the device, Khare, has been awarded $50,000 for developing the tiny device. She has also attracted the attention of tech giant Google for her potentially revolutionary invention.

Khare says, her device can last for 10,000 charge-recharge cycles, as compared to 1,000 cycles for conventional rechargeable batteries. The gadget has so far only been tested on an LED light but it can have greater applications and can be fitted into devices like mobile phones and other battery powered devices.

What inspired the young girl to develop such a device? "My cellphone battery always dies leading to inconvenience," says Khare and this way the driving force behind this amazing invention.

The super –capacitor is a flexible device as opposed to conventional hard batteries, therefore increasing its range of applications to roll up displays, clothing and fabric. The super-capacitors allowed her to focus on her interest in nanochemistry and she intends to make bigger and better inventions in the future.
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