Panels? Like solar panels? [He tries to think of anything like that having been around with the new tech, but nothing directly springs to mind as being similar.

He huffs quietly after a moment in defeat.]

I thought I'd be okay with just knowing bits of it, but now it just makes me even more curious about what the hell is going on here. [Which he says mostly to himself, so after a breath,] Thanks for giving it a shot for me anyway though, Superman. Sorry that they weren't more useful.