Photo: James Dyson Foundation
Solar panels that don't require direct sunlight have been invented in another leap forwards for clean energy. Filipino engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue designed the revolutionary material using luminescent particles from fruit and vegetable waste which absorb the sun's ultraviolet rays and turn them into visible light. The panels are then able to convert this harvested light into electricity. Inspired by auroras and called AuREUS, the particles are placed in a resin surface which can be molded into different shapes. This could be used to turn everything from our clothing to our buildings into solar panels and farms. AuREUS has the chance to bring solar energy capture closer to people, Maigue said. In the same way computers were only used by the government or the military and now the same technology is in our smartphones, I want solar energy harvesting to be more accessible.
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