Scientists have successfully tested a device that is capable of converting infrared heat into electrical power.
The device, described last week in the journal ACS Photonics, is based on technology similar to that used in night-vision goggles and may lead to new ways of harnessing the Sun’s energy in the dark of night.
While solar energy warms the Earth during daylight hours, it is lost into the coldness of space when the sun goes down.
In the new study, scientists, including those from the University of New South Wales in Australia, have tested a device that can convert infrared heat into electrical power that uses a power-generation tool called a ‘thermo-radiative diode’, which is similar to the technology in night-vision goggles.
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Interesting .