Researchers have developed a flexible, battery-free electronic fiber that can utilize the human body as part of its circuit, eliminating the need for batteries or chips in textile-based electronics. Reported in Science, this innovation allows for the creation of textiles woven from high-tech, layered fibers that can scavenge ambient electromagnetic energy from the environment. These textiles can act as simple sensors, emitting light and sending wireless signals upon touch, and are capable of wireless visual-to-digital transmission. The technology, developed by a Chinese research team, opens new opportunities for smart wearable devices by enabling digital interactions and visual feedback integrated into intelligent clothing without rigid electronic components. The potential applications of this smart fiber technology range from fashion, as highlighted by a desire to see these fibers on the runway at New York Fashion Week, to changing the way we interact with computers and each other.
A Chinese research team has developed a new type of smart fiber that can emit light and generate electricity without being plugged in. 💡👕 https://t.co/K1ONUUbyYB
Chinese researchers have proposed a new type of fiber that enables wireless visual-digital interactions by harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy for power instead of relying on chips or batteries, opening new opportunities for smart wearable devices. #ChinaBreakthrough https://t.co/iDVu8lQn4U
A soft, battery-free fiber that harvests ambient electromagnetic energy via the human body, enabling wireless digital interactions and visual feedback integrated into intelligent clothing without rigid electronic components. https://t.co/EuWWeSctOC #NBThighlight
These Electronic Textiles Don’t Need Chips or Batteries Soft fibers light up and send wireless signals at the touch of a finger Sensors, controllers, and other electronic devices embedded in clothing could change the way we interact with computers and with each other. But… https://t.co/0f997NbMGO
Chinese researchers have developed textiles woven from high-tech, layered fibers—which scavenge electromagnetic energy from the environment, batteries not included. The textiles can also act as simple sensors that can beam out a wireless signal. https://t.co/vX2nHABbZG
I know these fibers that light up when touched (no batteries required!) have many important uses... but I just want to see them on the runway at NY Fashion Week. That research and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser: https://t.co/2yMik71RwO https://t.co/8RgNmtLmVN
Chipless fiber for wireless visual-to-digital transmission senses interactions with the #humanBody @sciencemagazine https://t.co/VxTo1YcpaP
A flexible electronic fiber that utilizes the human body as part of the circuit enables textile-based electronics without the need for batteries or chips, researchers report in Science. Learn more: https://t.co/wwfo9HnCMG https://t.co/x3ae0bkgGH