Gravity Squeezes 40% More Power From These Solar Panels

At first glance, Eden Full may seem like a typical Princeton undergrad, but she's far from typical. The 21-year-old is a Thiel Fellow and inventor of SunSaluter, a rotating solar panel that pivots to face the sun without requiring a motor. Full didn't set out to radicalize the way the developing world sources power — she was a self-proclaimed "solar enthusiast" by the age of 10. But her ingenuity and a tip from someone at a international science fair led her down a path to optimize solar energy, so the panels produce up to 40% more electricity. And all it takes is gravity and some soda bottles. Read more...

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