[OFARC] Put your clothes on, flap your arms, make electricity !!!

[Geoff]

On 09/24/2016 06:04 PM, N5DWI wrote:
> Georgia Institute of Technology are researching ways of making 
> hybrid textile material capable of generating power. So far they have 
> made a fabric that contains solar cells made from lightweight polymer 
> fibers that also double as triboelectric generators generating power 
> from movement such as wind rustling, sliding or any other mechanical 
> motion.
>
> A demonstration piece of material has been made measuring 4 x 5 
> cms which charged a 2mF capacitor to 2V in one minute with sunlight 
> and movement.
>
> Details at
> http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/09/13/new-fabric-uses-sun-and-wind-power-devices 
>
> .
>
> This means Russell can live up to his name and generate some power 
> just by pulling a cardigan on.
>
> My thoughts: If this were to be successful, just think if it 
> were possible to also make an inductive charging platform, it might 
> be possible to power watches and hearing aids or some other low 
> power wearable medical device.
>
> I better race off and patent that thought before someone thinks the 
> idea up themselves and makes 'loadsa doh' :)P

You add that to a pair of corduroy pants and you've got a winner, so 
long as someone goes walking ;-)