Phone Soap By: Marissa Rhodes & Bryson Urie

Cell Phones Group of BYU college students discovered some disturbing news about cell phones Cell phones have 18 times more harmful bacteria than the handle on a male public toilet Researchers have found on cell phones: Flu Staph E. Coli MRSA 1 in 6 phones have fecal matter on them

Their Idea After hearing all those facts, the students wanted to do something about it “ding-dong moment” While in the cancer lab at their university, they realized they had found the answer UV lights help to sterilize the equipment in the lab

Phone Soap These findings lead to the creation of phone soap A small box equipped with a UV-C light The light has a short wavelength that penetrates the cell wall of the bacteria which in turn kills it off The light runs on a timer of 3-5 minutes and shuts off when clean There is also a charger in each box so that you can place it in the box at night and wake up to a clean charged phone

EWW!

With the use of phone soap Bacteria on phones vs. other surfaces

The Product The group has been in several contests with the phone soap Rent a kiosk at the University mall to sell this product BYU bookstore now sells it "You see something and you think it would be cool, then see if people are interested and kind of run with it," Monroe said. "Ideas come and go a lot, but this one kind of stuck."

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