A strange new device — think of it as a Bizarro World version of solar panels — is capable of generating electricity from darkness. The gadget, dubbed a "shadow-effect energy generator," is a solar cell-like material that generates an electrical current when part of it is in the light and the other part isn't, Science News. .
When only part of the generator is illuminated, electrons flow across a gold coating from light to dark areas. Capturing that flow, according to research published in the journal Energy &. .
While these generators can't solve the energy crisis yet, Science Newssuggested that it could be used to power wearables like smart watches, which can't depend on steady or full sunlight. "A lot of people think that shadows are useless," Tan told Science News. "Anything. [pdf]
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