Power-generating clothes
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Out and about and need to charge up your iPod? Just plug it into your...shirt?
Could happen, if this new technology has anything to say about it.
Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt.
Scientists have developed a way to generate electricity by jostling fabric with tiny wires woven inside, raising the prospect of textiles that produce power simply by being stretched, rustled or ruffled by a breeze.
The research, described in the new edition of the journal Nature, combines the precision of nanotechnology with the elegant principle known as the piezoelectric effect, in which electricity is generated when pressure is applied to certain materials.
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This is an excellent idea. But I would like to use it more for my mobile. Or if it could be used for making electricity for houses:-D we all would look like little rats in a wheels, which make electricity, only without a wheel :-D
Posted by: Susan | February 27, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Everybody should learn about electric cars as a solution. It’s amazing how far the technology has come. One of the main electric car companies, Zap, has delivered over 100,000 EV’s. (source: zapworld.com). EV’s cost 1 to 3 cents per mile to run, compare that to regular cars!
Posted by: PM | March 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM
LOL! Soon we shall have underwear powered bicycles or something! However, there is something in the market at the moment that is portable and that can be used to charge your gadgets like your cell phone, laptop, I pod etc. This universal battery charger i thought was a great idea!
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Posted by: steve | March 25, 2008 at 05:01 AM
I have heard a lot about this recently and am looking forward to the practical applications of such new technologies. Wouldn't it be cool to recharge an electrical car with the nano solar bots painted into the tinting on the windows!?! We are closer, every day, to the end of oil... the edge is looming. As soon as we're over the edge we'll be free to fly!
Posted by: The Rockman | May 06, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Very interesting.
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Posted by: Faros | October 03, 2008 at 08:20 PM
Power-generating clothes Rule.
Posted by: Rick L. | November 06, 2008 at 09:56 AM
Power-generating clothes who would have imagined, how time flies. Great Stuff, Thanks a bunch, Rick L.
Posted by: Rick L. | November 17, 2008 at 09:37 AM
LEDs don't require very much power. You could power them with clothes. :)
Posted by: Industrial LEDs | November 24, 2008 at 11:39 AM
are they machine washable?
Posted by: md | November 24, 2008 at 11:54 AM
The amount of electrical energy genetic by kinetic energy would have to be teeny, but for many small devices that's all you need to extend the battery charge. We at AltE already offer portable solar power solutions just for that need (charging iPods, cell phones, etc) using foldable, rollable and flexible thin film solar panels technologies.
Posted by: AltE Sasch | January 09, 2009 at 03:11 PM
The amount of electrical energy genetic by kinetic energy would have to be teeny, but for many small devices that's all you need to extend the battery charge. We at AltE already offer portable solar power solutions just for that need (charging iPods, cell phones, etc) using foldable, rollable and flexible thin film solar panels technologies.
Posted by: AltE Sasch | January 09, 2009 at 03:14 PM
I'll take on for my cell phone - It always seems to go out of juice when I need it.
Posted by: Texas Electricity | February 18, 2009 at 07:50 AM
Some power-generating clothes who would have imagined, how time flies.
Really great post.
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Posted by: star trek | March 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM
new technology is so crazy. I would love to have something like this.
Posted by: oilfield equipment | April 03, 2009 at 11:29 AM
I saw a solar hat already in mass production- they finally got rid of that goofy gadget look-
this one's kinda attractive, in fact. They show some lab video footage of efficency, also.
http://koolbreezesolarhat.com
Posted by: George Hine | May 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM