Electrostatic Pollen is an artificial plant, a system, that converts energy from the sun into the proliferation of genes. It is a surrogate host for the genetic material of the common peach tree and it continuously broadcasts the complete genomic sequence, indefinitely, as long as the electronics remain intact.

Goal Seeking consists of small robots with a vibration motor that are only powered through a solar panel and an external artificial light source. In a space to their own, the small, simple robots move around. Their energy cycle is wasteful, the space is confined and the movements of the robots are seemingly irrelevant, but through their number a...

Created by Jelle Reith, Explorer is a solar-powered art object with a dynamically scaled frame rate, designed to conserve energy during those dark winter days.

Vector Festival is a participatory and community-oriented initiative dedicated to showcasing digital games and creative media practices.

From 28 July – 23 September 2012 Tate Modern in London is the home to "Little Sun" a project by Olafur Eliasson, part of the London 2012 Festival. Purpose of the project is to raise awareness about the need to improve access to energy for the 1.6 billion people who do not have access to the electrical grid.

Phototropia is part of an ongoing series on the application of smart materials in an architectural context and was realized in April 2012 by the Master of Advanced Studies class at the Chair for CAAD, supervised by Manuel Kretzer. The structure breathes and deforms thanks to self-made electro-active polymers, screen-printed electroluminescent di...