The principle is simple and seductively clever: solar lights that store energy during the day and release light at night. These can be purchased ready-made in a variety of colors (yellow, blue and red ...

It's hard to get the lighting for an outdoor dining area just right, but this simple and inexpensive Dollar Tree solar light fixture will brighten any table.

This post introduces the design of a little solar disc light. It is based on a handful of electronics components. By “solar disc light” I am referring to a compact light source in the shape of a flat ...

Solar day lamps (SDL) are simple and cost-effective. A few examples of SDLs have been described in [1], [2] and [3]. An SDL without any energy storage element suffers from frequent changes in the ...

A project called 'Liter of Light' is hoping to bring light to places that need it most, by using DIY lamps made from plastic bottles. Mashable caught up with the founder of the project to hear how it ...