Silk thread turns clothing into charging stations
A research group led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has developed an ordinary silk thread, coated with a conductive polymer, that shows promising properties for turning textiles into electricity generators
These thermoelectric textiles can power electronic devices without the need for batteries and could be used to monitor movement or measure heartbeats, for example.
For the full story, see the December 2024 edition of Smart Textiles & Wearables.
Photo: Youngseok Kim/Chalmers University of Technology