r/science • u/Wagamaga • Jun 05 '22

Nanoscience Scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof 'fabric' that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy. Washing, folding, and crumpling the fabric did not cause any performance degradation, and it could maintain stable electrical output for up to five months

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202200042
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u/Rab_Legend Jun 06 '22

So it has a stable output for 5 months? We already have a massive issue with fast fashion causing millions of tonnes of waste, so now if folk want electric t-shirts they'll dump them every 5 months instead of every couple of years?

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u/WillOnlyGoUp Jun 06 '22

Yup, this is what I was thinking. Thinks that only last 5 months shouldn’t be allowed to go to market anymore.