Umthwebuli wezithombe uCaleb Charland (Caleb Charland) ungumthandi omkhulu wokuhlolwa kwesayensi. Kuphrojekthi yocwaningo "emuva ekukhanyeni", wafunda amathuba okuthola ugesi ezithelo nasemithonjeni yemifino.
Kulokhu, uCaleb wanamathela engxenyeni eyodwa yento ye-palvanized naind efundwayo, kanye nocingo lwethusi olunamathele kulo. I-zinc coating ye-caited electrons ekhishwe, okuthi, ukuya ku-wire, inqobo nje inikeze amandla anele ukukhanyisa i-LED encane, kubhala "ingqikithi epholile".
Emthonjeni wokukhanya, umthwebuli wezithombe angaguqula amazambane, ama-apula, ulamula, amagilebhisi, noma, ngokwesibonelo, isixazululo se-acetic. Ngokuhlola kwayo, umthwebuli wezithombe ukhombisa amathuba angenamkhawulo wokukhiqizwa kwamandla okuhlukile.
Umbukiso womthwebuli wezithombe ungabonakala eBoston kusuka ngoMeyi 17 kuya kuJuni 7.