Engineers/chemists/computer scientists/mathematicians/anyone generally in the hard sciences lucky enough to catch a female colleague hot enough to rock a bikini, or anyone with a girl green-minded enough:

Made from flexible photovoltaic films, current runs from the films into an underlying mesh of conductive fiber that then channels the energy into a USB port. Most importantly, there is no charge stored in the garment, so hitting the water presents no danger of short-circuit, which isn’t even a danger given the amount of current needed to injure/kill a human being being substantially lower than that needed to charge an iPod/mobile device.

This bikini is going on limited production soon, but as a consequence, look for a steep sticker value of anywhere between $500 to $1,500.

In other news, the designer is going on his original idea of solarwear to power a small beer cooler for men. Inherent features include increased solar gain when ogling a girl in one of these solar bikinis.

See original article at Gizmodo.

Solar Coterie, designer’s webpage with order information