Japanese scientists invented brand
new stretch solar cell material. This actually means that sooner or
later we will be able to harvest energy on the go, by wearing solar cell fabric
clothes.
The
new fabric is made of wafer-thin solar cells woven together that could see
people powering up their mobile phones and other electronics with their sweater
or trousers.
But
its creators conceded there was work to do before taking the fabric to market.
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"We
still have things to solve before commercialization such as coating
for the conductive wires and improving the fabric's durability," said an
official at the Industrial Technology Centre in central Japan's Fukui
Prefecture.
"But
we've already been contacted by electronics makers, blind makers and others who
showed interested in our invention." Solar power generation is attracting renewed attention in Japan as the country looks to alternative energy sources in the aftermath of last year's tsunami-sparked atomic crisis.
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