The combination of rising populations, climate change, and depleted natural resources has emphasized the need for sustainable technology. This technology isn't limited to big devices like photovoltaic panels and wind turbines; recently, a team of researchers has developed a textile capable of harnessing energy from both sunlight and wind. The team developed a fabrication strategy that merged two different lightweight, low-cost polymer fibers to create energy-producing textiles. The first component of the textile is a microcable solar cell, able to gather power from ambient sunlight. The second is a nanogenerator capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity. Components were woven together with copper wire. This was done using an industrial weaving machine, so no specialized equipment is needed. The end result was a wearable textile that exhibited an interlaced, single-layer structure with a thickness of 320µm. The researchers demonstrated the ease of the weaving process by fabricating colorful textiles with arbitrary size and weaving patterns. They also integrated the textile into many common fabric items, such as cloth, curtains, and tents. Under ambient sunlight, and in the presence of wind blowing or human motion, the textile swatch was able to charge a small commercial capacitor up to 2V in one minute. The textile could continuously power an electric watch, charge a cell phone, and even drive water-splitting reactions, releasing hydrogen. Due to the breathability, flexibility, and robustness of the textile, it is a prime candidate for wearable electronics. Using a textile swatch of 4×5cm, the team evaluated the textile’s properties on a person who was walking under sunlight (80 mW/cm2 intensity). The textile was highly deformable and responded well to human motion. They found that the fabric was able to deliver an output power of 0.5 mW even when elements in the circuit itself drew significant amounts of power (with loading resistances ranging from 10 KΩ to 10 MΩ). Overall, the fabric doesn't generate a lot of electricity. But it has the advantage of being able to generate electricity where it may be needed. http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/new-fabric-generates-electricity-from-sunlight-and-wind/
Would these two inventions be at all complementary? http://www.sciforums.com/threads/st...rial-that-cools-the-skin.157786/#post-3402523 This is a layer of permeable "clingfilm" which doesn't suggest a woven material but which might perhaps be incorporated in sandwich fashion. Can anyone see how or if they might work together?
I can charge a small commercial capacitor to 2000V by shuffling my feet on the carpet and touching it. That's really not saying much.
Michael Jackson could have have generated his very own personal laser display to light up his routinePlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Chuck Berry too.
Thunder, lightning, rain, and sweat might make a person an excellent lightening rod in the spring. Add to that corrosive and abrasive underwear in the new water deprived washing machines. Why do you smell like copper? Oh, it's my sweater. It can blink 'wassup.' Ooo, that itches, but no prob. It's industrial.
Electrical stimulation has been used to make muscles twitch which snake oil salesmen sell you as being able to tone up muscles loose weight ease pain Imagine what they will do with suit or dress of the material as described Wear this Stand in the sun In only 30 minutes without moving Men will look like Arnie Women like Pam Both will loose weight All aches and pains will vanish If I had a outfit made of such material I only like a couple of features It can keep my mobile charged (saving me the bother) and a well insulated crotch region (saving me any bother) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
How about a solar suit that will charge your laptop, cell-phone, camera, or epirb. Would be great for camping out or going to countries without electricity. How hard would it be to have some flexible solar panels sewn in your clothing or the visor of a baseball cap? Dang, I should patent some of my ideas.
Isn't that what I put? I do have a solar panel power bank which is attached to my back pack. It can be charged via USB if required. I haven't recharged it via USB for a long time. When I turned on the charge indicator lights it was still reading full So do we go from Laundry to Dry Cleaners to Clean and Recharge R Us? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I'm fairly certain I have seen such a item in one of those gadget catalogues The solar panels were used to run a small fan hanging down from the visor pushing air to the face This is not the fan version Will look for that later https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www...www.engadget.com/2017/03/13/solsol-solar-hat/ Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Yep, if constructed in a fractal fashion. Your cellphone has a fractal antenna. Fractals can be shaped to receive every possible wave length. All at the same time!
Damn, there goes another patent on one of my brilliant ideas.....Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!