"Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no energy, and the mobile phones, we weren't able to find anything because all the other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices," said Aravena.

But plants are everywhere, and the biocircuit taps into their excess power.

"There is a complete energy cycle of the plant. We decided to incorporate into the cycle, then we would not affect the plant's growth. The biocircuit makes an acquisition and that is transformed into energy to later make charges for low consumption," said inventor Camila Rupcich.

The E-Kaia doesnt' carry much charge but it's powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.

The student inventors have applied for patents on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale in December 2016.

Vocabulary

socket：插座

photosynthesis：光合作用

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