Who
says you can’t bottle (and distribute) genius? Developed in Brazil to
address under-illuminated slums, this simple design idea has been
adopted by MIT students and expanded to other developing areas where
many low-income homes lack access to either daylight or electricity. The physics of the concept are straightforward: the bottles are placed in roofs – half outside, half inside – and their lower
portions refract light like 60-Watt light bulb but without the need for
a power source....
