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"To date, she has used the supercapacitor to power a light-emitting diode, or LED" This is getting a lot of press where the reporters apparently can't even rea
by thoughtsimple 13y ago
"To date, she has used the supercapacitor to power a light-emitting diode, or LED"
This is getting a lot of press where the reporters apparently can't even read what they wrote. This is in no way developed enough to charge a phone. It's cool that she was able to get Intel's award but the hyperbole is over the top.
- will_brown 13y agoIn fairness to your point, the original article and my post - My title was edited b/c of the HN 80 character rule and the original title includes the word "potential". Full Title: Teenager invents revolutionary device which has the potential to charge a cell phone within just 20 SECONDS