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#EcoMonday Solar DIY - How to Make a Solar Cell!

by max on May 4th, 2009
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As you know, it’s #EcoMonday, as Max Gladwell has started a new eco trend on Twitter, here’s how to make a solar cell for those of you who want to make your own using parts you can find at the local hardware store. Here is a low power low efficiency photovoltaic cell that you can make you own in the kitchen with materials from the hardware store. This cell is made from cuprou ...

Solar DIY - How to Make a Solar Cell with Powdered Donuts and Tea ...

by max on March 19th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check this out, these guys figured out how to make a solar cell with powdered donuts and tea! Heck, I can already see bunch of guys making a whole roof solar-cell setup with lots of donuts and tea. Powdered sugar contains titanium dioxide nanoparticles, a substance that is also used in paint. When tha ...

Solar power pack

by David Allen on February 27th, 2009
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This is a great little device that could really take off, as this is a solar charger compete with battery pack that is small enough to fit anyone’s coat pocket. However, has the capacity to charge up a mobile phone, PDA or other battery powered device within a few hours if the battery is fully charged. Specs: Primary Function: Battery pack for portable electronics with solar ph ...

DIY Color-Changing LED Coasters!

by max on September 26th, 2008
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Here’s a cool set of DIY colo-changing LED coasters. Basically, it runs on solar power, LEDs light up in red for hot drinks and blue for cold drinks. Looks pretty simple to make, maybe a good idea for your next circuits projects. Smart Coasters are cast-plastic coasters for your drink that light up red when you put a hot drink on top and light up blue with a cold drink. The desi ...

DIY - How to Make Inexpensive Solar Cell Panels!

by max on September 18th, 2008
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Well, it took me all day to get all my sites running today, there’s was a massive DoS attack by some hackers I had to take care of. With that cleared away, here’s how to make some inexpensive solar cell panels. Mike Davis is an astronomer. To practice his hobby away from the light-pollution of cities, he bought some land in a remote part of Arizona. But there was a problem: ...

Tree Solar-Charger for your iPhone/iPod Touch!

by max on August 28th, 2008
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Tree Solar-Charger for your iPhone/iPod Touch! Though just a concept now, this solar tree is a customizable Tree Solar Charger you can build using artificial branches. Once you build it, plug in your charger and you are ready to go. This is a quite amazing concept. Recharge your cellphone and camera with this universal & usb solar-cell tree charger. Thanks to 54 tiny photovoltaic p ...

Flare facade is living outer skin for any building!

by max on July 23rd, 2008
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Flare facade, is a living outer skin for any building. Composed of individual 3-D triangulars, these things can individually controlled via a computer to create some really amazing animation effects without the use of LEDs and electricity. (Pic and Video after the jump) Perhaps, if they put a solar cell on each of these blocks, you will get a super-controllable sustainable energy fo ...

Sharp working on Solar LCD TVs!

by max on July 6th, 2008
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Sharp is working on solar LCD TVs for houses without electricity. The only question I have is, if they don’t get electricity, will they get any TV reception at all? (Maybe air reception is good… real good…) LCD prototype which uses just a quarter of the power (or a third measured annually) of a conventional CRT with the same screen size. That’s low enough to be ...

Rechargeable, Solar-Powered Fluorescent Lantern!

by max on July 4th, 2008
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Do you ever feel the need for a some outdoor fluorescent lighting? Here’s a rechargeable, solar-powered fluorescent lantern to help you do just that. Solar Powered rechargeable lantern includes a swiveling fluorescent lantern for 360° illumination, and a powerful spotlight. 1-watt solar cell gathers energy from the sun to recharge the sealed lead acid battery. via 7gadgets ...

Organic Thin-Film Solar Cell Leaves!

by max on June 4th, 2008
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Organic thin film solar cell leaves… Wow, you could build a whole tree with these! A Japanese institute and firms prototyped a foliage plant-like solar cell module by using organic thin-film solar cells. A leaf-like module featuring bright green solar cells was developed by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Mitsubishi Corp and Tokki Corp. ...