13 yr old invents solar tree bringing him into the spotlight

A young boy named Aidan Dwyer invented a solar powered tree structure mimicking the patterns of leaves and had submitted his project to the Young Naturalist Awards, a national contest run by the American Museum of Natural History, and came out to be one of 12 winners. It had all started 2 years ago when he went hiking with his parents and gazed at the trees all around him wondering if the tree's could resemble a way to generate and improve solar energy. Using the Fibonacci sequence to simulate the patterns of leaves on a tree, he assembled a solar collector with solar panels arrayed like leaves and compared the output to traditional flat solar panels manufactured today and resulted with Aidan's solar structure to be more efficient. Like a superb scientist, Aidan is constantly seeking mistakes and uplifting his design to be flawless. Keep your eyes and ears open for updated news towards the development of his brilliant invention and ongoing success.

Japan to build nation's largest solar park

Softbank Corp., Japan's third largest mobile phone company, and Mitsui & Co. joined together to build what may be the nation's largest solar power plant. From previous nuclear disasters in a quarter of a century, Chairman of Softbank, Masayoshi Son’s ambition grew towards installing more renewable energy and had signed a pact with Mitsui & Co to build a 39.5 megawatts in capacity of solar energy. Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Japan's government had swayed away towards the reliance of atomic energy and moved onward favors of natural gas and renewable energy. Softbanks plans on investing about 230 megawatts of renewable energy, mostly towards solar. Mitsui will be getting 90% of the profit from trading in metals, oil, and gas and had took the role of Chief Executive Officer in project management.

Did you know a bug can actually produce electricity?

This here is what is known for as the oriental hornet. Like many other insects or hornets, it is able to digest other insects. It lives in many areas of the western Mediterranean and India region, specifically in Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afganistan, and the list goes on. 

So, how does this oriental hornet actually produce electricity?
    Well, the hornet's exoskeleton and the silk surrounding the pupae and its comb walls conduct electricity. The yellow stripe on its abdomen is capable of harvesting the sun's light and converting it into electricity. Its brown exoskeleton traps the sunlight, instead of it being reflected off the hornet's body.

But, how exactly does it work so that they can produce electricity?

      Within the oriental hornet's body, there are pigments that actually captures the energy of the sun's rays. Dr. Plotkin, whom was the researcher who discovered that the oriental hornet's abilities, commented that "the pigment melanin gives the hornet its dominant brown color; the pigment xanthopterin, in the head and abdomen in a form of stripes and bands, gives the Oriental hornet its bright yellow color." He also claims that "xanthopterin works as a light harvesting molecule transforming light into natural energy." This also explains why they become more active during the middle of the day, when the sunlight may be most intense.