Smart energy generating clothes

Posted by FutureMaster in Energy , Medicine , Fashion , Nanotechnology , Hobbies Sep 12th, 2011 | no Responses

Day that our clothes will monitor our health condition will be able to detect and emit light and can even be charged with electricity gadgets in our pockets, is fast approaching.

Belgian research institute focused on nanotechnology, Imec work on stretch, electronic conductive fibers with small mikrosilikonovi paints that can be fastened directly to textile fibers.

Project is called "Platform for advanced smart textile applications" (Platform for Advanced Smart Textile Applications - PASTA) is part of the European initiative for the deployment of smart textiles in industrial production for mass production.

Technology can create Luminous textiles with integrated photovoltaic cells that can give pedestrians and cyclists are more visible in traffic. It can also provide fiber cross-moisture and thus to help hospitals to ensure accidental wetting.
An earlier development of the University of Bolton is a hybrid PV-piezoelectric material that can be integrated in everything, including laptops and mobile phones, and used to generate electricity from the sun.

Going even further in the development of tissue generating electricity, the subsequent development of Georgia Tech team of generators based on nanowires. These nanogeneratori collect mechanical energy, energy from body movement to power small devices such as LED and LCD screens. 3 to 5 years, they hope to create a device that can power pacemakers and small electronic devices such as iPod and mobile phones.