02.20.08
Shock chic!
Right: Nanowires arranged like bristles around Kevlar fibers. Or something like that.
Prof. Zhong Lin Wang and colleagues Yong Qin and Zudong Wang of Georgia Tech have designed a fabric that harvests energy from motion, National Geographic reports.
The technology consists of textfile fibers that bristle with nanowires. When a person wearing the material walks around, the wires rub together and generate electricity.
As Wang explains, “Bending the wires creates a piezoelectric field potential.” (Duh!)
It’s thought that the fabric could one day power gadgets that interact with clothing — for instance, sensors that track your vital signs. And Wang says it could be applied to any surface that picks up vibration, like engines, tires or even cloth that catches the wind.
To learn more about this invention, read this article in the science journal Nature.
Good luck understanding it.
Shock chic! said,
February 20, 2008 at 12:45 am
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