Engineered material improves comfort while generating electricity in wearable tech (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Engineered material improves comfort while generating electricity in wearable tech

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Researchers have demonstrated new wearable technologies that both generate electricity from human movement and improve the comfort of the technology for the people wearing them. In proof-of-concept testing, the materials felt good against the skin and could generate up to 300 volts.

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Pedro Henrique Wink Reis, NC State University

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