From the BBC comes a report on “e-textiles” that can provide clothes with a single, central power source to charge devices. Intelligent Textiles from Surrey UK has developed and is testing a lightweight uniform for the military that has conductive fibres woven into it. Rather than carrying seperate batteries for each device, a central battery can be carried and devices powered via the conductive fabrics.
“We have built-in conductive yarns that then take power and data to where it needs to be,” Asha Thompson, director of Intelligent Textiles, told BBC News.
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