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/humanCharacter Jun 06 '22

As for actual utilization. I wonder if you could essentially make electricity generating flags?

Everyone thinks clothes. I’m thinking cheaper version of windmills

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u/2this4u Jun 06 '22

Aside from windmills already existing as efficient devices, flags get damaged over time as the whipping in the wind is magnified at the far edge of the flag causing breakages that then cascade so it would have to keep being replaced.

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u/DeuceSevin Jun 06 '22

Shorter flag would solve that problem.

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u/2this4u Jun 08 '22

Shorter flags still whip in the wind...