Small Fujitsu Device Harvests Both Solar and Thermal Energy 36
destinyland writes "Fujitsu has built a device that can simultaneously harvest energy from either light or heat. They've reduced production costs by using the same cheap organic substrate for both conversion processes, while also doubling the potential amount of energy that can be collected. 'Previously, dual harvesting of energy could only be done by combining two different devices,' the article notes — and the device's solar converter can even draw energy from indoor lighting as well as direct sunlight. Fujitsu predicts the device will be especially useful for powering medical sensors, since the flexible substrate can be included in monitors which conform to the shape of the human body."
Sounds like a plot to a horror movie (Score:3, Funny)
"It's escaped from the lab, and is now harvesting the energy of the nearby town including its residents. If it continues at its current rate, we're looking at a worldwide extinction event in a matter of days."
Re:Sounds like a plot to a horror movie (Score:2, Funny)
...because you expect it to fail instead of being able to continue at its current rate?