rss
10-05-2016, 06:14 PM
New 'smart textiles' can produce and store solar energy
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Fd19sd-DoW5m1IF5M66-Ik0bYeA=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F234923%2Fd59dc596e651411e842c516d31fae451.jpg http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=New+%27smart+textiles%27+can+produce+and+stor e+solar+energy&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F10%2F05%2Fs mart-clothing-solar-power%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F10 %2F05%2Fsmart-clothing-solar-power%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Why lug around a portable battery pack when you could generate that power with your own clothing?
That's the idea behind new "smart" fibers that can be tailored and woven like cotton — but also produce and store solar energy, like tiny clean power plants.
The early-stage textile device could eventually be used for on-the-go charging of smartphones and tablet computers, according to the Chinese researchers who developed the tech**logy.
SEE ALSO: The solar powered car that's actually affordable (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/solar-powered-car-sion-so**/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"We expect it can be a product for the everyday consumer in the future," two of the researchers, Wenjie Mai of Jinan University and Xing Fan of Chongqing University, told Mashable by email. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/smart-clothing-solar-power/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Climate (http://mashable.com/climate/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), American Chemical Society (http://mashable.com/category/american-chemical-society/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Clean Energy (http://mashable.com/category/clean-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Renewable Energy (http://mashable.com/category/renewable-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Battery Pack (http://mashable.com/category/battery-pack/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1475673244 (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1475673244)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/O_jJ9pdoTgQ
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Fd19sd-DoW5m1IF5M66-Ik0bYeA=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F234923%2Fd59dc596e651411e842c516d31fae451.jpg http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=New+%27smart+textiles%27+can+produce+and+stor e+solar+energy&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F10%2F05%2Fs mart-clothing-solar-power%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F10 %2F05%2Fsmart-clothing-solar-power%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Why lug around a portable battery pack when you could generate that power with your own clothing?
That's the idea behind new "smart" fibers that can be tailored and woven like cotton — but also produce and store solar energy, like tiny clean power plants.
The early-stage textile device could eventually be used for on-the-go charging of smartphones and tablet computers, according to the Chinese researchers who developed the tech**logy.
SEE ALSO: The solar powered car that's actually affordable (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/solar-powered-car-sion-so**/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"We expect it can be a product for the everyday consumer in the future," two of the researchers, Wenjie Mai of Jinan University and Xing Fan of Chongqing University, told Mashable by email. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/smart-clothing-solar-power/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Climate (http://mashable.com/climate/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), American Chemical Society (http://mashable.com/category/american-chemical-society/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Clean Energy (http://mashable.com/category/clean-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Renewable Energy (http://mashable.com/category/renewable-energy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Battery Pack (http://mashable.com/category/battery-pack/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1475673244 (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1475673244)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/O_jJ9pdoTgQ