Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up
Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other substances.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 20, 2022
Researchers develop a fabric that turns body movement into electricity
NTU scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 7, 2022
MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water and in the developing world face a lack of dependable electricity.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 4, 2022
Scientists develop a ‘fabric’ that turns body movement into electricity
NTU scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid
Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, can be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion cells.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 1, 2022
Micro supercapacitors could revolutionize the way we use batteries
Micro supercapacitors could revolutionise the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 25, 2022
Researchers create prototype device that generates electricity from shadows
Researchers demonstrated a way to harness shadows, a common but often overlooked optical effect, to generate electricity.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2022
These tiny electric generators can accelerate wound healing
Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2021
New breathable fabric generates electricity from the movement of the body
Scientists have created a new triboelectric fabric that generates electricity from the movement of the body while remaining flexible.
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