Flexible Nanoantenna Arrays Capture Solar Energy

Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources.

it is envisioned that the sheets could one day be manufactured as lightweight "skins" that power products such as hybrid cars or iPods with potentially higher efficiency than traditional solar cells.

" the first step toward a solar energy collector that could be mass-produced on flexible materials." - Roberta Kwok, Idaho National Labratory