An 18-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has developed a
potentially revolutionary device that can charge a mobile phone in just
20 seconds, a media report said.
The charging device has been dubbed a 'supercapacitor' by Esha Khare of Saratoga, California, the Daily Mail reported. Khare won $50,000 for her invention at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Phoenix.
Khare has only used her 'supercapacitor' to power a light-emitting diode (LED), but says that one day her invention will power cell phones, cars and any gadget that requires a rechargeable battery.
Asked what inspired her to work on the technology, Khare said, "My
cell phone battery always dies. It has a lot of different applications
and advantages over batteries in that sense."
The 'supercapacitor' is flexible and tiny, and is able to handle 10,000 recharge cycles, more than normal batteries by a factor of 10. Khare is a student of nanochemistry, and is now heading to Harvard.
The charging device has been dubbed a 'supercapacitor' by Esha Khare of Saratoga, California, the Daily Mail reported. Khare won $50,000 for her invention at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Phoenix.
Khare has only used her 'supercapacitor' to power a light-emitting diode (LED), but says that one day her invention will power cell phones, cars and any gadget that requires a rechargeable battery.
The 'supercapacitor' is flexible and tiny, and is able to handle 10,000 recharge cycles, more than normal batteries by a factor of 10. Khare is a student of nanochemistry, and is now heading to Harvard.
