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National Laboratories from Idaho have created ways of using sun's infrared radiation to collect energy that can be used at night. In INL laboratories have developed solar panels that besides being flexible, reflected energy from the infrared, reaching an effectiveness of 80%, while the conventional plates arrive at 20%, according to these laboratories.

Nanotechnology allows using a panel coated with nano-antennas that capture the infrared radiation that is emitted constantly, leaving rely on direct sunlight as hitherto. The tiny circuits absorb energy as a satellite TV or mobile, with the difference of their size and can be flexible to adapt materials. These circuits can be made of various metals, without relying on silicon, and nano-antennas.
We can see that the research in the field of solar energy grows every day, leaving revealed new methods that can help us to save the planet.