Saturday, December 15, 2012

Solar Energy - Flexible Solar Cells Could Be Woven Into Clothes




--First flexible fiber-optic solar cells that can be woven into clothes. --On the Bonus Show: Gun in meat package, Djokovic & cheese, new breed of pineapple, more... How do you get the Bonus Show? Become a member: www.davidpakman.com If you liked this clip of The David Pakman Show, please do us a big favor and share it with your friends... and hit that "like" button! www.davidpakman.com Become a Member www.davidpakman.com Like Us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Get TDPS Gear: www.davidpakman.com 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP Subscribe to The David Pakman Show for more: www.youtube.com Broadcast on December 11, 2012



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ExtremeTech

The first flexible, fiber-optic solar cell that can be woven into clothes
ExtremeTech
Moving forward, the potential for flexible, woven solar cells is enormous. On the most basic, immediate level, you can imagine a baseball cap or t-shirt that can recharge your smartphone. As we move towards bionic implants and other biomedical devices, ...
Flexible Silicon Solar Cell Wires Could Make Solar Charging Fabrics A RealityGeekosystem
Flexible semiconductor woven together to make 'solar fabric'EcoSeed
Solar Cells In Clothing?HispanicBusiness.com
CleanTechnica -EarthTechling -Latinos Post
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Ecouterre (blog)

Flexible Fiber-Optic Solar Cell Paves Way for Energy-Generating Fabrics
Ecouterre (blog)
Although many attempts have been made to integrate photovoltaic technology into clothing, traditional components tend to be rigid and unyielding. fiber optics, John Badding, Pennsylvania State ... Long, fiber-based solar cells can be woven into fabric ...

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Energy Matters

New type of optical fiber could be used in photovoltaic fabrics
Gizmag
Imagine forgetting to plug in your smartphone, but then not worrying because your clothes could charge it for you. ... "Long, fiber-based solar cells give us the potential to do something we couldn't really do before: We can take the silicon fibers and ...
Solar Fibre A Stepping Stone To True Solar Clothing : Renewable Energy News :Energy Matters

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Independent Online

New stretchy material inspired by nature
Independent Online
The stretchable electronics industry is in its infancy but devices that are able to flex without breaking could revolutionise devices from smartphones and solar cells to medical implants. Futurists have long predicted clothes with sensors that monitor ...

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Solar Powered Clothing Makes Wearer A Walking Energy Source - PSFK - PSFK
PSFK
While most solar cells are 2-Dimensional and applied to flat, hard surfaces because of structural restrictions, the 3-Dimensional and flexible nature of these fiber-optic solar cells means they can be produced in strands that can then be woven together.




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