Marjan van Aubel has designed a set of glassware that turns light into energy. Each piece of "The Energy Collection" is coated with a layer of photovoltaic (converting sunlight into energy) dye made form berries and spinach. The accompanying cabinet acts as a battery, taking the energy from each piece and storing it. Though van Aubel doesn't say exactly how much energy is captured, she does mention it can used for powering a light and charging an iPhone.
Assuming it's efficient, we'd be interested to see what other objects this technology can be applied to.
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