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===Our Project=== | ===Our Project=== | ||
There is a solution that corrects the problems of conventional lamps. The Night Reader allows for a low cost, portable, insect-free solution. These | There is a solution that corrects the problems of conventional lamps. The Night Reader allows for a low cost, portable, insect-free solution. These rural communities could make good use of locally available scrap materials to create personal portable reading lights for extra studying time during the night. Using all scraps and recycled materials, the Night Reader does not create additional waste and does not need to be manufactured commercially. The design is an inexpensive one: the only necessary monetary cost comes from two LED lights (about $.50 each). | ||
===Our Goals=== | ===Our Goals=== | ||
The solution needs to be an easy design that anyone could put together with the help of a manual. It must be made with inexpensive, simple parts that are easily located. Since children will use the Night Reader, it needs to be easy to maintain, portable and not heavy. There is a picture of our prototype in action at the top of this page. | The solution needs to be an easy design that anyone could put together with the help of a manual. It must be made with inexpensive, simple parts that are easily located. Since children will use the Night Reader, it needs to be easy to maintain, portable and not heavy. There is a picture of our prototype in action at the top of this page. |