Ann Makosinski was just 16 when she won a local science fair with her invention, a flashlight powered solely by hand heat. One Google science fair later, she's on her way to changing the world.
Two years ago, Makosinski was inspired by a friend in the Philippines who didn't have electricity – the girl told Ann she couldn't complete her homework and was failing in school.
So Ann began experimenting with peltier tiles, which produce an electrical current when opposite sides are heated and cooled at the same time. She said she'd heard people described as "walking 100-watt lightbulbs," and became inspired...
Two years ago, Makosinski was inspired by a friend in the Philippines who didn't have electricity – the girl told Ann she couldn't complete her homework and was failing in school.
So Ann began experimenting with peltier tiles, which produce an electrical current when opposite sides are heated and cooled at the same time. She said she'd heard people described as "walking 100-watt lightbulbs," and became inspired...
- 2/26/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
Ann Makosinski was just 16 when she won a local science fair with her invention, a flashlight powered solely by hand heat. One Google science fair later, she's on her way to changing the world. Two years ago, Makosinski was inspired by a friend in the Philippines who didn't have electricity - the girl told Ann she couldn't complete her homework and was failing in school. So Ann began experimenting with Peltier tiles, which produce an electrical current when opposite sides are heated and cooled at the same time. She said she'd heard people described as "walking 100-watt lightbulbs," and became...
- 2/26/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
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