SARATOGA, Calif., May 20 (UPI) -- A young California woman has won a $50,000 science award for inventing a "supercapacitor" that could allow a smartphone to be charged in 20 seconds.
Eesha Khare, 18, of Saratoga was given the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for creating a fast-charging device that takes a lot of charge quickly and holds a lot of energy.