A Florida scientist managed to create a fabric capable of absorbing renewable energy and transforming it into solar energy
University of Central Florida (UCF) scientist Jayan Thomas and his team have developed a textile fiber that transforms solar energy into renewable energy. A garment that stores and generates renewable energy, which does not harm the environment and can still be very useful in your day-to-day life, would be very useful.
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According to the scientist, the system developed by them has the capacity to store solar energy from the wires themselves, thus eliminating the need to use batteries.
Renewable energy suit developed by the scientist and his team has innovative concepts
The fiber developed by the scientist and his team is a copper-based ligament, very thin, very light and very flexible. Thus, on one side, the ribbons contain a solar cell, and while on the other side they are equipped with solar energy storage layers, in order to generate renewable energy.
Regarding the tests carried out by the scientist and his team, they used a traditional loom machinery, in their experiments, and showed that the filaments produced could be tied similar to other types of fabric. Thus, allowing the direct manufacture of clothes that can generate renewable energy and store solar energy, for individual supply.
Scientist says fiber could be the solution for the military
In an official statement, scientist Jayan Thomas explains that the fiber would have considerable relevance in the manufacture of military clothing. “Some soldiers carry over 13 pounds of batteries in their suits. A suit like this can capture and store solar energy simultaneously, as long as it's exposed to sunlight."
The advancement in this technology would essentially transform jackets and the like into wearable, solar-powered batteries, generating renewable energy, which thus would not need to be connected. This technology could one day revolutionize wearable technology, thus helping everyone from soldiers who carry heavy weights in batteries, to a teenager addicted to electronics and the like.
