One day you might be your own walking solar panel and the building you work in could generate its own power without direct sunlight, thanks to a revolutionary discovery that uses the technology of the Northern lights.

Filipino engineering student Carvey Ehren Maigue won the inaugural Sustainability Award of the James Dyson Award 2020 for inventing the panels. They use luminescent particles from fruit and vegetable waste to turn the sun’s ultraviolet rays into visible light which is then converted into electricity. The AuREUS particles are placed in a resin surface which can be moulded into different shapes.