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Fruit Energy Sources

The Orange Battery by Caleb Charland Emits a Soft Glow

— November 16, 2012 — Tech
American artist Caleb Charland continues to experiment with alternate forms of energy with the creation of the Orange Battery. Unlike his past work that involved a slew of different fruit and produce including apples, lemon and limes powering a single lamp, the Orange Battery is a stunning work of art that dissects the common orange.

Peeled and pulled apart, the Orange Battery is like a science experiment gone right. Each orange slice has been impaled with a zinc nail, which produces a chemical reaction between it and the citric acid. A visual treat, it lights up with a soft glow that would act perfectly as a small nightlight for the home.
Trend Themes
1. Alternative Energy Sources - The use of unconventional items such as fruits and produce to power electrical items like lamps can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the renewable energy industry.
2. Sustainable Art Installations - Creating captivating pieces of art using sustainable and eco-friendly techniques such as the Orange Battery can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the art and design industry.
3. Citric Acid Technology - Further developing the technology behind the chemical reaction between citric acid and metals can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for industries involved in battery production and energy storage solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Renewable Energy - Incorporating fruit and produce as alternative forms of energy and experimenting with new ways to create energy storage solutions can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the renewable energy industry.
2. Art and Design - Exploring sustainable and eco-friendly techniques to create captivating art installations can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the art and design industry.
3. Battery Production - Enhancing the technology behind the use of citric acid to power batteries can be a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for the battery production industry.
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