13-Year-Old Inventor Cracks The Secret Of Trees To Revolutionize Solar Energy

Fibonacci sequence can help to invent and improve modern equipment.

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“My results suggest that the Fibonacci pattern can improve solar panel arrays in several ways. It collects more sunlight when the sun is at a low angle in the sky. This is useful during winter months and in extreme latitudes,” Aidan Dwyer explained.

USING THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE TO MAXIMIZE SUNLIGHT COLLECTION

Upon investigating, Aidan discovered a pattern based on a number sequence invented by medieval mathematician Fibonacci. Fibonacci discovered a pattern when experimenting with a math puzzle. Through solving a problem about the rate at which rabbits reproduce over time, Fibonacci invented a sequence of numbers. Fibonacci invented a mathematical pattern, starting with zero and one. By adding two numbers to the series together, the new sum became the next number in the sequence. This sequence starts out with the numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 and 21.

This Fibonacci sequence and its ratios appear in nature, in many forms of life. According to Aidan, examples of this pattern can be found in the seeds of a sunflower, systems of the human body and even galaxies in space.

Aidan found that tree trunks contain similar patterns based on the Fibonacci sequence.
According to Aidan, “Tree branches follow a Fibonacci formula.” He reports that, in an oak tree, branches are arranged in a two to five sequence. “Five branches spiral around the trunk two times to reach the same starting point on the trunk,” he reports.

The patterns that he found also include the elm tree, which follows a one to two pattern, and the beech tree, which follows a one to three pattern. He found a three to eight pattern in the willow tree and a five to one pattern in the branch arrangement of almond trees.

Using the spiral pattern for maximum effiency in solar panel technology.
It will take up less room in urban areas, where space is limited.

Sources for this article include:
http://www.minds.com/blog/view/78901/13-year-old-inventor-cracks-the-secret-of-trees-to-make-solar-power
http://science.naturalnews.com/solar_cells.html

Written by L.J. Devon of www.naturalnews.com