Eco Gadgets: Flexible solar panel for rechargeable batteries.
Disposable batteries did transform technology and let to the advent of a range of portable electronic devices that were powered by them. However, since most of these batteries end up in the landfill after they’re discharged, rechargeables are considered a better option for the environment.
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Industrial designer Jon West of Indakind Designs is making sure that rechargeable batteries have an even smaller carbon footprint, with a solar sticker that converts any rechargeable battery to a solar-powered one.
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The patent-pending design is based on the use of flexible solar panels that can be wrapped around any rechargeable battery to help it harvest solar energy. The Solar Sticker comes with both the anode and the cathode, to make it easy to use.
Thanks: [Jon West]
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