ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Science@beehaw.org · 2 days ago'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Nightwww.extremetech.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up119cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoThe waste heat generated by a person is one of the main concerns with designing space suits. If the tech can be scaled to accommodate that, it could change things. Unfortunately it’s less useful down here.
minus-squarehallettj@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIt looks like the reverse solar panel absorbs infrared radiation, which is a slow way to shed heat
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoYeah that too. Could work for the niche applications mentioned, like low power satellites…
The waste heat generated by a person is one of the main concerns with designing space suits. If the tech can be scaled to accommodate that, it could change things. Unfortunately it’s less useful down here.
It looks like the reverse solar panel absorbs infrared radiation, which is a slow way to shed heat
Yeah that too. Could work for the niche applications mentioned, like low power satellites…
Ah, so the matrix was right…