My Son's Solar Invention
Did you ever participate in a science fair growing up? I did. But I truly cannot tell you what I came up with 30 years ago. Today’s youth may be much smarter, or at least they have a lot more technology on their side, on which to build these days.
About two months ago, I was feeling pretty proud of my 11-year old’s invention to clean up rivers, using solar energy in part. But then I read about a 12-year old in Oregon who has totally blown the socks off the competition!
The popular PBS show, The Hippy Gourmet, has a blog on which it posted about an Oregon middle-school student who has created a way to harness visible and UV light through advanced solar cell tecnhnology. As described on the blog post:
“William Yuan is a seventh grader in Oregon whose project, titled “A Highly-Efficient 3-Dimensional Nanotube Solar Cell for Visible and UV Light,” may change the energy industry and make solar energy far easier to harness and distribute. At the heart of Yuan’s project is a special solar cell that can harness both visible and ultraviolet light.”
Are you as in awe as I am? Not only did William win his science fair, but he also was awarded a $25,000 scholarship, and is in the search for solar panel technology partners to help him bring his brilliant ideas to the market.
Pretty good for a 7th grader, don’t you think?
What have you done lately to make you proud about your solar power goals and objectives? Kind of makes you want to go back to lockers and backpacks, doesn’t it?
Here’s a video to watch that shows a third place solar documentary award for a film on Solar Panels at JFK Middle School:
Let’s continue to encourage our youngsters to develop new solar technologies and inventions. They are the future!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:45 am
My name is Paco How can i contact or work with some one who know what he or she is doing when i take you to the drawing bord and show you my latest INVENTION i thik it is a cracker compare to ESKOM
April 6th, 2009 at 8:46 am
You can contact me If you can catch me
February 9th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
i really need help with this project i have to do for school it requires solar energy so if some one could e-mail me away to create a solar powered i-phone charger tha t doesn't cost to much for supplies or how to make a solar powered light bulb i would greatly appreciate it thanks
February 9th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
im asking for help from any one who's willing to help me maintain my a average in science class i have to come up with something solar powered and i would love if some one could e-mail me some in expensive project steps and idea's my e-mail address is Madisty.Thomas@Yahoo.com