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The Solar Iron Maiden

Published on Dec 14, 2020

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Vinisha Umashankar

Have you were thought about what happens to the charcoal that ironing shops use to iron our clothes? Or how eco-friendly is it to iron your clothes? 14-year-old Vinisha just did!

 

Studying 9th grade at a private school in Tiruvannamalai, she won the prestigious Children's Climate Prize for designing a mobile ironing cart using solar panels to power a steam iron box rather than conventional charcoal. Know all about her invention.

 

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