A team of scientists at the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center at UC Berkeley have created nanofibers that can generate up to 30 millivolts of electricity, but are only a hundredth as thin as a human hair. This breakthrough could lead to the creation of clothing with nanofibers woven into them, allowing people to charge their electronic devices from their clothes!
The fibers also displayed piezoelectric properties, which means if they are mechanically stretched or twisted, the built-up mechanical energy can be converted to electric energy. This means that the fibers themselves could be powered up with normal body movements.
Source: UC Berkeley.
I would like to learn more about the fibers, composition, materials and techniques used to make these claims. Is there a white paper or research paper available? Rough draft is acceptable.
It is amazing that technology is ehancing many facets of our lives and now nanofibers have the potential to be woven into clothing. One technology that I read was they could use nanofibers to create very mini solar panels that can be used to power mobile phones, iphones and other electrical gadgets. It sounds like science fiction, but it seems to be coming true.
I hope the nanofiber products are cheap aand not to warm to wear during the summer and that they look cool.