Teen MacGyver Invents Battery to Save the Planet - Issue 20: Creativity
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Solving the world’s biggest problems is kid’s work. Assuming the kid is Sahil Doshi, a ninth-grader from Pittsburgh who invented a low-cost battery that cuts greenhouse gases. In 2014 Doshi was named America’s Top Young Scientist for developing what he calls PolluCell, which uses a carbon dioxide solution to generate electricity. Doshi was inspired by conversations with his father, a doctor, and trips to poor and polluted towns in India. He was awarded $25,000 for his invention. Sahil, 14, spent a significant part of last year developing his eco-friendly battery. In water, carbon dioxide forms carbonate and bicarbonate ions—charged particles that can generate an electrical current. Sahil began his experiments on a countertop of his mother’s kitchen, but that didn’t last long. Soon he took (...)