{"id":65101,"date":"2015-11-19T04:37:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=65101"},"modified":"2015-11-19T04:37:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:37:40","slug":"filipina-scientist-invents-sustainable-alternative-light-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/19\/filipina-scientist-invents-sustainable-alternative-light-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipina scientist invents sustainable alternative light source"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65102\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Aisa-Mijeno-SALt-2yzpdbltlnajgvtrk1g5c0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-65102\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Aisa-Mijeno-SALt-2yzpdbltlnajgvtrk1g5c0-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno and her SALt lamp (Internet photo)\" width=\"474\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Aisa-Mijeno-SALt-2yzpdbltlnajgvtrk1g5c0-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Aisa-Mijeno-SALt-2yzpdbltlnajgvtrk1g5c0.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno and her SALt lamp (Internet photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">MANILA, PHILIPPINES &#8211; The vision of Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno when she invented the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) was \u201cto light up the rest of the Philippines sustainably.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The SALt Lamp invented by her is an environment-friendly and sustainable alternative light source that runs in saltwater, suitable for those who live in coastal areas. The lamp also functions well in remote areas. It works with just two tablespoons of salt and a glass of tap water, and it runs for eight hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Mijeno said the lamp was made tediously, experimented, and improved chemical compounds, catalysts, and metal alloys that will generate electricity when submerged in electrolytes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The SALt lamp received various awards and recognition from different organizations in the Philippine, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The idea behind the SALt lamp, according to Mijeno, was the chemical conversion of energy, which utilizes the scientific process behind the Galvanic cell, but used electolytes. The lamp uses saline solution which makes it harmless and non-toxic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">SALt lamp is also safe to use. It does not have components that may spark fire. It does not emit toxic gases and leaves minimal carbon footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSALt lamp isn\u2019t just a product, but it is a social movement,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The lamp is not yet available mass producing. Mijeno\u2019s team are working intensively with non-government organizations (NGOs), local government units (LGUs), and charitable foundations, that will aid them in purchasing and distribution of SALt lamps to remote areas where electricity is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Working with an environmental organization made Mijeno realize the need for an alternative source of light, especially in rural areas in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, PHILIPPINES &#8211; The vision of Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno when she invented the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) was \u201cto &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":65102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5742],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-65101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science-2","tag-rewrite","mauthors-mavelle-p-durian","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}