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March 12, 2014

US researchers propose Earth's infrared radiation as renewable energy source
Boston (XNA) Mar 06, 2014
Infrared energy emitted from the Earth into space may be potentially harnessed as a renewable energy source in the future, U.S. researchers said Monday. Physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) proposed a device that would resemble a photovoltaic solar panel. But instead of capturing incoming visible light, it would generate electric power by harvesting energy from Earth's infrared emissions into outer space. "The energy flow from earth to outer space provi ... read more

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