Cell Phones and Solar Power
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Imagine no more recharging unit. - The cell phone would be recharging constantly from light sources:
“A solar panel built into the phone can use light sources, including candlelight, to recharge.
…Sun-powered cellphone chargers have been around for a while, but this invention is built into the unit, not a separate device.”
link: New cellphone gets a charge out of the sun
That would mean one less plug-in to remember to take when you travel. Theoretically, with using light as an energy source, the problem of a low battery is eliminated, for the most part.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: cell phones, batteries, solar power, light source, the next wave
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marc klink
June 19th, 2007
at 11:11am
The problem I see here is two-fold. One, the number of cells to keep a phone working would be enough that the entire outer surface would need to be covered with them. How would a person hold it without blocking the cells? Two, the cells are fairly delicate, and as many phones as I’ve seen with broken screens, I’m certain the cells would have to be covered with a protective layer. That layer would cut down on the efficiency of the production of electricity as a matter of course.