One Step Closer…

I am a firm believer that renewable energy sources will eventually become the dominant form of energy production. Up until now, solar has really been an ineffective method to generate electricity. But that’s because we have always been thinking big (i.e., how can we generate enough electricity to power our house).

Researchers at MIT have been trying to think smaller. What if we can produce just enough electricity to power an alarm clock? Then, what if we take the aggregate demand of all those...