Geektastic wall clock

Now that’s a geeky clock!

Now that’s a geeky clock!

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used. [via io9.com]
Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Jason von Nieda put together this awesomely dramatic vacuum tube clock built around a Russian IV-18 nixie tube. He cites Adafruit’s Ice Tube Clock for inspiration and credits John Pfeiffer for the enclosure design.