Electricity generating textiles

Sweaty and heavy?
That is when the textile works at its best. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a fabric that converts kinetic energy into electric power, in cooperation with the Swedish School of Textiles in Borås and the research institute Swerea IVF. The greater the load applied to the textile and the wetter it becomes the more electricity it generates. The results have now been published in the Nature Partner journal Flexible Electronics.

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Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and offers education in technology, science, architecture, and marine engineering and management, with a sustainable vision as our global vision.
Situated in Gothenburg on Swedens´s west coast, the university has approximately 10,000 full-time students and 3,100 employees.

[joynath]

When I was a University student(2015-2018) exactly thought the same idea but could not work due to lacking of research facilities, but now glad to know it has already started to work with this concept. I wish, someday I will participate with this types of project.

[RahulSoni-kdru]

Please use it in passenger buses and metros, where people have to stand holding some support hanging from the inbuilt frame into the coach. As these things are stretched both while accelerating and braking.

[UgoJ]

Where can one purchase such piezoelectric textiles and textile fabrics?

[ॐSrimanArcharyaJBC]

This has already been created by using silicon thread weaved into cloth. It can be mounted or waxed depending on the weather conditions. 🕉🔺➕

[mikfielding]

What on earth was the producer of this video thinking by making the soundtrack so loud? When turned down to a comfortable level, the speech becomes inaudible, one has to keep a hand on the volume control all of the time. It is just a bit of library music not your latest pop tune!!

[theinnerlacedmystic]

Just the fabric I need for my clothing line.

[someryl]

I would like to learn more about applications for commercial & residential shade Awnings. Please reply!

[hashanthenuwara]

I would like to know more about your researches. How can I reach you

[singkewlaw]

I HAD A VERY SIMILAR IDEA BUT WITH TARPS WHERE TENTS COULD BE OUT IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES BUT KEEP WARM INSIDE BY A SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER. THE ONLY DRAWBACK IS IF THOSE MATERIALS OR TARPS DON'T INCORPORATE STRONG ENOUGH ELECTRICAL POWER TO RUN ANYTHING!!!

[zakariahlafreniere]

what problem are you solving with this device?

[Berghiker]

How do you work out what frequency a fabric is? Example....Linen is 5000MHz.

[noodles.dumplings.kimchi]

if this could be used with solar cells it would be so cool as a motorized RV awning.

[PepijnHazelhof]

I like to put this in my sails of my sailing boat to charge my batteries

[muhdismadi]

man gonna take forever to generate power given it's an area of effect sort . but keep up the good work!

[ManyHeavens]

This would make a lot of electricity blowing in the wind
could it be you only found half of Now your looking for Amplifiers, take your pick metallic material, on top wll
create more charge, in-between even heat or
wind.?👁️ like a giant capacitor !

[marclawson]

Calling all America's Cup marine architects!

[sabahoudini]

Kan man få tag på det här tyget nånstans? Jag har ett användningsområde för det här :O

[mehdiasgharzadeh]

how would you record the electricity coming from the textile? I'd like to know if that is possible to record signals coming from many points on the surface of a glove (for example) when fingers are moving.

[jonathanwilliams]

Hello my name is Jonathan. I have an idea for a start up company. It will probably fail.

[pallavikhillare]

As you know, to fight against corona electroceutical fabric can disturbe the affectivity of corona viruse. This can be crusial for ppe kit and mask. So please share the information, how we can electrocute fabric ?? Which fabric can be used to electroceute friendly ?? Your information will be vital for us to flight against corona.