Scientists across the United Kingdom are working on a solar-powered kit that could lighten the load of soldiers—and, more important, increase their mobility—by up to 50 percent. Developed by the University of Glasgow with Loughborough, Strathclyde, Leeds, Reading, and Brunel Universities, and funded by both the Ministry of Defence and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the new uniform will use photovoltaic cells to harness the sun’s energy, as well as thermoelectric devices to turn temperature differentials into electricity (see: Seebeck Effect).