Solar Paths  

Way Cool, I like it.

Good idea for biking at night. You end up looking at the ground anyways, for sewer grates, rocks, etc., so that it places the light at the most efficient location.

Glad to see these are as popular with you guys as they are with me.

I was chatting with a friend today who gets a bit annoyed by my enthusiasm for green tech (he's becoming more reactionary as I get more radical) and just to annoy him came up with the idea of cross-breeding these solar bricks with the solar shingles I posted about a while ago.

After thinking about it for a while I became quite enthused about the idea - most of the power would be sent into the house / grid, but some could be stored in the roof tiles so they can glow gently at night (and on grim days) - with a nice mix of colours. You'd end up with largely self-powered houses (in Australian conditions anyway) that also look cool at night (as long as people resist the temptation to make them too lurid).

Now - maybe this would just result in excessive light pollution that could freak out any wildlife (or even the vegetation) but you never know - it could even make street lamps obsolete.