An 18-year-old inventor has created a new technology which allows smartphones to be fully charged in 30 seconds or less. The ineventor has had her work recognised at the Intel-sponsored International Science & Engineering Fair 2013 (IISEF)
Eesha Khare, of Saratoga, California, was named as an Intel Science Foundation award winner after developing and showcasing the miniscule device which can be fitted inside mobile phone power cells to aid ultra-fast charging.
Dubbed a 'super-capacitor', the component was demoed at last week's IISEF and shown to power an LED light. The invention could potentially have further reaching applications including that of more efficient smartphone charging and within car battery technology.
Khare's energy storage device can reportedly last for 10,000 charge cycles, a substantial increase on the 1,000 cycles standard power cell technologies are currently capable of.
Should this innovation be developed futher, the age old problem of power-hungry mobile devices could become a thing of the past.
Mobile manufacturers have long been looking at ways of extending the longevity of their devices with the likes of Apple pouring its efforts into developing advanced hydrogen power cell technologies.
Meanwhile Motorola merely icorporated more sizeable batteries in to its products, the most notable example being the Motorola Razr Maxx.
Upon receiving a runner-up prize of $50,000 for her efforts, Khare said: 'With this money I will be able to pay for my college and also work on making scientific advancements.'
The top award at the annual event was taken by 19-year-old Romanian Ionut Alexandru Budisteanu, who created a viable model for an affordable artificial intelligence-led self-driving car.
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