Morsy, who has since graduated from Pitt with a degree in electrical engineering, says that, while there are similar products on the market, Canal Battery Guard differs in that it works on a timer.
Part of that victory included $5,000 in prize money, which went towards the launch of Canal Battery Guard. In April 2020, the concept was a third place winner at Pitt's Randall Family Big Idea Competition, an annual event that recognizes students with the most promising start-up ideas. “The idea was to come up with some of product that we could invent, basically,” says Kshatri, who credits Morsy with the idea. The company started as a project in a University of Pittsburgh freshman engineering class attended by Morsy, Kshatri, and Rosenblatt called The Art of Making.
It then communicates with an app that regulates charge time, so that the battery does not overheat. The Canal Battery Guard comes in the form of an attachment that fits between a charging brick and USB charging cable. Now Canal Battery Guard, a new company founded in Pittsburgh, plans to address this problem with a product that will make smart phones and other rechargeable device batteries more sustainable.įounded by Mohamed Morsy, Nick Kshatri and Matt Rosenblatt, Canal Battery Guard has worked to develop an app and hardware combo designed to lengthen the lifespan of the average phone battery, all of which fall under the category of lithium-ion (li-ion) rechargeable batteries. This vicious cycle is not only a source of frustration for consumers but also a majorĬontributor to electronic and toxic waste.
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