The amount of information that is changing and updating everyday is staggering to me!  We live in a wonderful time full of incredible innovation.

According to this article from the Idaho National Laboratories, they are using a special technique to stand millions of tiny antennas on to a thin film of plastic and these antennas will absorb infrared energy waves both day and night.  This technology has the potential to be up to 80% efficient.  Each square to the left contains roughly 260 million antennas. 

This printing technology isn't so new, but the manufacturing process is.  In this case it has been discussed that these sheets can be printed and placed between panes of glass.  Using different colors you could create a stained glass effect and use it to collect energy.  Imagine if every window in your house was making electricity!!!

From the Idaho National Laboratory aritcle:"One day, Novack says, these nanoantenna collectors might charge portable battery packs, coat the roofs of homes and, perhaps, even be integrated into polyester fabric. Double-sided panels could absorb a broad spectrum of energy from the sun during the day, while the other side might be designed to take in the narrow frequency of energy produced from the earth's radiated heat. "