By Ruth L. Navarra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
4:27 am | Monday, March 24th, 2014
A Filipino-Canadian teenager, Ann Makosinski, describes herself as an average student who likes science and fiction writer F. Sionil José. She is also working on making the world a better place.
The 16-year-old is the inventor of a flashlight powered solely by body heat—absolutely no batteries are needed to make it work.
She says her project was inspired by a friend from Mindanao whose family could not afford to pay for electricity.
Without light at night, her friend could not study properly. She failed an entire school year because she could not read her lessons.
“I have not told her about my flashlight because it is not ready for use yet. It needs to be brighter and much cheaper to make,†the Canada-based Makosinski says in an e-mail interview with the Inquirer. “I want to give her and many other kids something that is useful and lasting. If it’s only half good, nobody will use it.â€
The flashlight, however, was good enough for her to win the 2013 Google Science Fair in the 15-16 years old category.
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