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Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technology that generates electricity from the Earth's infrared radiation.

While the idea of generating solar power after the sun has set may seem impractical, researchers at the University of New South Wales have found a way to accomplish it. By capturing and converting this radiant heat into electricity, the device essentially generates “solar power during the night-time.” “What we did was we made a semiconductor device … it takes advantage of that radiant heat that’s leaving the Earth, and as that light is emitted, it generates some electricity,” team lead Ned Ekins-Daukes told ABC News.

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