Friday, November 20, 2015

Aisa Mijeno wows the world

While the APEC summit wreaked havoc in Metro Manila as traffic ground to a halt, leaving many commuters stranded and forcing myriads to walk long distances, it also allowed many Filipinos to step into the global limelight. Filipino Engineer Aisa Mijeno joined a panel discussion about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), sharing the stage with US President Barack Obama and Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Aisa's claim to fame? She created a lamp that runs on saltwater. Amazing!

photo from www.abs-cbnnews.com, photo by Saul Loeb, AFP

Her invention is called the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) lamp, which is a pretty smart name because it also refers to how the lamp is powered. To get it to work, you can either add one glass of ocean water (or if you are not near the coast, you can add 1 glass of water and 2 tablespoons of salt) and the lamp will run for 8 hours. You can use it as a source of light and also to charge your smart phones. It is very eco-friendly, which makes sense because Aisa Mijeno is not only a faculty member of De La Salle University Lipa, but she's also a member of Greenpeace Philippines.

photo courtesy of http://www.salt.ph/

The SALt lamp has actually received various awards from different organizations not only in the Philippines but also in other countries, not only in Asia but also in Europe.

photo courtesy of http://www.salt.ph/

Read more about the SALt lamp in these links:

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