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A low cost solar-powered light invented by a professor and his team at the UCSB Institute for Electrical Engineering (IEE)has become a coveted item for students and others in parts of the world that don't have electricity.

UCSB Professor John Bowers and Megan Birney, executive director of Unite To Light came to KCSB FM recently to tell us more about the invention, beginning with what originally motivated Bowers to develop the light.

You can find out more at UnitetoLight.org