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This Solar Panel Is the Size of a $1 Bill
Power up your phone with a solar charger you can stash in your pocket.
Forgot your wall charger and find yourself out of juice on the go? You can avoid this snag by hooking a new razor-thin solar panel to your bag, so it’s harnessing power while you’re walking around.
Developed by design firm YOLK, Solar Paper chargers are slim and lightweight enough to tuck in between the pages of a book. (They measure 0.15 inch thick, and weigh just 4 ounces.) The compact device folds up for nearly-flat storage, but can also expand to maximize surface area, thanks to magnets and silicon connectors.