Tagged: power

See-through solar panels provide power and a killer view 0

See-through solar panels provide power and a killer view

Interesting research. It’s far from ideal but imagine if every transparent surface could generate any amount of electricity… http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/d1f8a9f60bce7539988dc56302ee03e3/200612533/lsc-in-lab.jpg http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/20/translucent-solar-panels/

Scientists turn sweat into electricity with a temporary tattoo 0

Scientists turn sweat into electricity with a temporary tattoo

Anyone remember The Matrix trilogy? http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/4b084146c9c78b9e72278d6ba565a8a3/200576094/sweattat.jpg Well, after all we are walking batteries so, what if we could harvest some of that to power tiny gadgets? In a way it sounds like a kind...

Scientists turn to hemp for cheap, fast-charging batteries 0

Scientists turn to hemp for cheap, fast-charging batteries

Fantastic and amazing news at the same time. http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/522861213060441a83588d16abd7d3ee/200575540/hemp-farm-ap-photo-p-solomon-banda.jpg Some wise person once said that the simplest solution is the most elegant and efficient. Well, if this gets commercialized for an affordable price and...