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Smart Textile

Smart textile is a new innovating technology that turns body movements into power source. Scientist working together in China and the U.S. have created a wearable piece of technology. This device uses sunlight and came charge many things such as a watch or a cellphone by harvesting natural power.

Low-cost and lightweight polymer fibers are uses with semiconductors coating the fabric allowing the material to harvest energy.In the future that plan to use this technology to create 'larger energy generating structure'. By building structures like curtains and tents it would open up a new perspective to many everyday activities.