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Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => World and local news => Topic started by: Reece on May 20, 2013, 10:17:17 pm
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Teen Invents 20 Second Cell Phone Charger! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZbobPTjYHM#ws)
What had you accomplished by the time you were 18? California native Eesha Khare won a $50,000 scholarship for inventing a supercapacitor that can charge a cell phone in about 20 seconds.
The Harvard-bound teenager last week received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards for her work with energy-efficient storage devices.
Khare (pictured, left) developed a small device that fits inside cell phone batteries, allowing them to charge in 20 to 30 seconds. It also has the potential to work on car batteries.
Her invention, which weighs in just over an inch long, according to CNN, pushed Khare to the top of the class, helping her beat about 1,600 young scientists who competed in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Watch an excited Khare accepting her award in the video below.
The other Young Scientist Award went to 17-year-old Henry Lin, who simulated thousands of clusters of galaxies, which "provided scientists with valuable new data, allowing them to better understand the mysteries of astrophysics," Intel said.
"We support the [event] because we believe that science and math are the foundation of innovation, which is imperative for global economic growth and advancing society," Wendy Hawkins, executive director of the Intel Foundation, said in a statement. "This competition encourages millions of students worldwide every year to explore their passion for math and science while developing solutions for global challenges."
The competition's top prize, however, went to 19-year-old Ionut Budisteanu of Romania, who used artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car. Using 3D radar and mounted cameras, he was able to create a design for an autonomously controlled car that can detect traffic lanes and curbs, along with the real-time position of the car. The kicker: It would only cost $4,000.
Budisteanu received the Gordon E. Moore Award, which includes a $75,000 prize.
Additionally, more than 500 finalists received awards and prizes for their research, including 17 "Best of Category" winners who each received $5,000; each winner's school and the affiliated science fair they represented also got $1,000.
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I think this is fake, there is no video of the 20 sec charger? I only see 2 retarded girls talking shit and giving me headache.
If, this is true then this is awesome. I hope also it works for all phones xD
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If it is real, imagine the potential of it, not just in mobiles.
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I really hope it's true.
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inb4 10,000$ for a charger,
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Yay finally some true innovation on power storage... When is someone going to find a substitute for those old, unreliable batteries :D
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Any news on when it will be on sale? My phone needs charging.
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This type of technology could advance us into a world of...
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CNGRiu6hsQ4/UGVtn3QFU3I/AAAAAAAAATI/9dWAdk8taS4/s1600/Blitzklik-Facebook-Twitter-Guerre+de+l%2527Information-influence-Infoguerre-militants-r%25C3%25A9seaux-sociaux-strat%25C3%25A9gie-Syrie-r%25C3%25A9putation-comptes-fant%25C3%25B4mes-pol%25C3%25A9mique-Community-Management-1.jpg)
or worse...
(http://www.secretsofthefed.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/skynet0315.jpg)
or good??
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Energizer_Bunny.png/220px-Energizer_Bunny.png)
Either way I don't see this hitting the consumer market in the next 2 - 3 years. Things are going to take time to develop this into consumer grade but once they do she'll be one rich mofo. Anyone got her number?
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Teddy I don't see how having a crapton of robots defend earth is bad
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which weighs in just over an inch long
??????
Anyway, proof video or didn't happen.
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It's a super capacitor. Like a regular capacitor but able to store much much higer electric charges. The advantage of super capacitors is they charge really fast, in seconds.
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Soungs awesome . Althought The video is a fail...
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Cool, however you would need a charging cable which is 2 centimetres thick to handle that much power!
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Cool, however you would need a charging cable which is 2 centimetres thick to handle that much power!
The Micro USB cable is more than eungh.
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Could be useful, if it was real.
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Pretty amazing :o Damn Harvard...