The group of YIP Hin-Lap at South China University of Technology has constructed a glass device that let the familiar visible portions of sunlight through, turning back the infrared light, and converting the near-infrared region in-between into an electric current. In theory, installing windows outfitted with dual electricity-generating and heat-insulating properties could cut an average household’s reliance on external electric sources by over 50 percent. Applications of this technology to greenhouses are also foreseen.
CAS news release, July 4, 2018