As a result of the research, the scholars came up with a brilliant and innovative idea- a urinal that lights up, when a person makes use of it. The prototype of this unique technology has been released to press men, and a press release from Oxfam was made available to Huffington post.
Oxfam and the Gates foundation supported this project from beginning to the end. This innovative technology will go a long way to help women and girls who do not go out at night to urinate, because of the fear of being molested. Doctors in the refugee camps say that women, who hold back urine, stand a great risk of having urinary tract infections, in addition to other diseases.
Oxfam says the energy generated by the device is efficient and cheap and it is powered by tiny microbes that feed on urine. The team is looking at going into the mass production phase. Sources say these urine powered devices will be distributed to selected refugee camps all over the world.
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