Solar-powered clothes that can charge phones technology is under development by a professor at the University of Central Florida. This technological advancement is seen to help limit the use of energy that leads to climate change.
An associate professor, Jayan Thomas, of NanoScience Technology Center at the University of Central Florida has been developing a solar powered clothes or a small solar-energy-storage filament that is flexible to weave in a clothing. The research will allow clothes to charge phones while it's slipping into the shirt's pocket.
According to The Star, Professor Thomas' research is still in its early stage. However, the output of the solar-powered clothes technology can only charge phones but also helps to limit the use of energy that resulted in climate change.
The energy that will come from the sun will be captured by a solar panel that will go to a storage band which is laced on the other side of the panel. The solar-powered clothes can be commercialized once the development of this technology is completed. The clothes that can charge phones is estimated to be distributed within two to three years after its successful launch, Orlando Sentinel reported.
In addition, the professor plans to introduce his research to various science groups to check the feasibility of the solar-powered clothes that can charge phones technology. "That's what we want to know. We want to hear whether this product is necessary," Professor Thomas explained.
The professor believes that this technology of solar-powered clothes that can charge phones will act as a personal battery charger that can last for long days whenever the owner is outside. "Portability of energy storage is a very important factor," Professor Thomas shared.
Meanwhile, the wearable technology, like the solar-powered clothes that can charge phones, is not the first. In a recent wearable project, a Starter Studio class has developed wearable technology that can collect concussion data in real-time. Also, a head wearable technology was developed to monitor user's body when doing immersed training and exercise.
