this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2024
45 points (92.5% liked)

Futurology

1807 readers
68 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
voidx
Lugh
Espiritdescali
AwesomeLowlander
45
German researchers have developed a solar cell film, 1/20th the thickness of human hair, that allows small commercial drones coated with it to be fully self-charging. (techxplore.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Lugh 6 points 7 months ago

Sometimes it's the little things that are the most revolutionary. Small drones the size of the human hand that are essentially endlessly self-powered could have countless uses. Perhaps many we can't even see yet. Terrain exploration, security, warfare - there are many ways you would see these being used.