Aidan Dwyer: Better solar designs

13-year old Aidan Dwyer designed a more efficient model for solar power by studying Fibonacci sequences. Today, his divides his time between junior high and collaborations with research organizations like the University of Madison's Resilience Research Center.

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[FeralNelf]

Haha, I just had the idea to try something like this, and Google to find it's already being patented by a 13 year old - FML.

I guess I'll just shape mine like a different tree. ;)

[wellallright]

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better ~ Albert Einstein

[DerekP2050]

True, there are some idiots/stupid companies that will try to patent the most stupid things.

[BurritoBazooka]

I think something copying an insect's compound eye would also work well. From any angle that the sun comes from, it will be focused on a single panel at the centre of the 'eye'.

[BurritoBazooka]

Yeah, patents can work like that - nobody thought of it before and took the chance to patent it.

Software companies patent the most ridiculous things sometimes. IIRC Apple tried to patent rounded corners and the word "App Store" in that context.

[MissEmocupcakes]

hehe, what a smart kiddo! man

[Lester Dela Cruz]

gosh such a simple idea, why didn't i think of it?

[WXIIIR]

Ok. What the fuck are people smoking and how the fuck this "joke" went so far? Seriously, it doesn't work well, how did he got an award and how is he invited to do presentations and stuff? By this logic i may make a solar array shaped like a unicorn, claim 50% increase in wattage output and get rich.

[DerekP2050]

So...the kid got a patent for basically stating the obvious? ....Heh...

[Hyphy Azngrl]

Fibonacci & Jnhm

[Hyphy Azngrl]

I discovered the fibonacci matrix , it will change everything

[MsFreedom2fly]

Amazing how God has created us.