'Green' Way to Charge Phones
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="source">source</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="green">green</span>" <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="aha">aha</span>" <span word="moment">moment</span>. </p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Camila">Camila</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, "<span word="said">said</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="Aravena">Aravena</span>. "'<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="socket">socket</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>?' <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, '<span word="why">why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charging">charging</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span>?'"</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="Kaia">Kaia</span> - <span word="harnesses">harnesses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="photosynthesis">photosynthesis</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="Kaia">Kaia</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="plugs">plugs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transformational">transformational</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mauricio">Mauricio</span> <span word="Cifuentes">Cifuentes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Duoc">Duoc</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="students">students</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>.</p>
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