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INTERVIEW: Eden Full on Inventions

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Most teens have never heard the term “photovoltaics” let alone know what it is – a type of technology that turns solar energy into electricity.
But not Eden Full.  The 16-year-old Canadian teen knows enough about the field that she has even invented a new device that can help solar panels maximize their performance.
How?  Her [...]

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INTERVIEW: Cody Smith on Inventions

Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Cody, 17, is one of the first entrants in the Invent Your World challenge.  His entry is TruV, a “vision enhancement system” that would help more than 40 million people who are visually impaired. Cody, himself, is legally blind. The device mashes different technology together to let users see distant objects through “video glasses.”

1) Describe the [...]

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INTERVIEW: Chloe Maxmin on Leadership

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

If any progress is being made on the global fight against climate change, it is because of Youth Venturers like Chloe Maxmin.  Just 16 years old, she is an eloquent voice for our planet – both at her school and in her community. She founded Climate Action Club at her school in Newcastle, Maine, and [...]

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