A while back, a mysterious announcement printed by Physorg piqued the EcoGeek interest. According a press release from the Dubna Nuclear Institute, a 'battery' has been created that can extract energy from both solar and stellar sources, is twice as effective as solar panels at converting light into energy, and is cheaper to produce than solar panels.

Only one piece of information has arisen since we first spotted the article. A second release found at ITAR TASS explains that the substance is a 'heteroelectric' but does not explain what a heteroelectric is. They do, however, re-confirm that “This product of development studies has already proved its high efficiency both in darkness and in cloudy conditions.”

So, that's very exciting, but also very mysterious. We'll keep our eyes open and let you know when more information appears.

 Via PhysOrg and ITAR TASS