13-Year-Old Designs Super-Efficient Solar Array Based on the Fibonacci Sequence. ... Then he copied the pattern using a computer program, and built an oak tree-shaped solar array out of PVC pipe.

That was 13-year-old Aidan Dwyer's conclusion after a wintry hike in New York's Catskill Mountains, a trip that inspired him to build a unique and effective solar array design.

The tree design made 20% more electricity and collected 2 1/2 more hours of sunlight during the day. But the most interesting results were in December, when the Sun was at its lowest point in the sky.