A research team from Ohio State University has invented a solar battery that runs on light and air. Professor Yiying Wu and his team have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device. The team explains that this new device is constructed from a so-called “mesh solar panel”, which allows air to enter the battery, and special method of transferring electrons between the solar panel and the electrode of the battery. Wu further explained that the solar battery “breathes in air when it discharges and breathes out when it charges”. The solar battery receives energy from sunlight and retains its efficiency by containing the chemical reaction inside the solar cell. This research is expected to broaden the usage of renewable energy as its efficiency can be increased by minimizing the loss of electrons in the form of electricity and as the cost is expected to drop by 25%.