Strips of colourful photovoltaic cells are arranged into a geometric pattern to form this artwork, conceived by Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel to bring solar panels from our roofs into our homes.

All it took was a really cool, glow-in-the-dark plant. The extended deadline for Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech Awards is this Friday, June 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.

The smallest bugs and the largest predators seem to have one thing in common: Their eyes glow in the dark. From spider sight to shark vision, find out why these animals have eyes that glow. By Katie ...