Inspired by the X-Men series of films, Jayan Thomas, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida's Center for Nanoscience and Technology, and his team have created a garment that absorbs and stores solar energy.

Professor Jayan Thomas has been working with nanotechnology to develop high-density supercapacitors. 1989 movie "Back to the Future 2", the protagonist Martin has a pair of Nike shoes can be automatically tied lace. Inspired by this, Thomas is trying to use nanotechnology to make solar-powered clothing in new research.

In a news release, he said: "This movie has inspired me and I think it would be quite cool if we were able to implement scenes in the movie by adding an automatic charging device to the clothes."

In a paper published in Nature Communications, Thomas and colleagues used nanotechnology to create a ribbon called "copper strip," thin and soft that can be embedded in clothing , And can simultaneously absorb and store solar energy. Each "copper strip" consists of a solar cell with shared electrodes and a supercapacitor capable of storing energy, with which the "copper strips" can be braided together to make wearable.

It is understood that the existing portable solar panels usually can not store energy, so the solar panels to absorb the solar energy if you can not immediately connected to the electrical equipment, you need additional bulky batteries to store energy. Thomas's creative research has greatly increased the portability of solar cells. Therefore, in addition to the Nike shoes used to make shoelaces, or clothes to charge the phone, the research results will be more in the field of electronic technology and even military applications.

Soldiers on the battlefield often have to carry battery equipment weighing up to a dozen kilos as they have no source of electricity in their march. The "sun clothing" worn on the body allows them to automatically collect and store solar energy during march. In addition, portable solar technology may also be used in the future for the manufacture of drones and electric vehicles.

With this vision of "solar clothing" right now, Thomas and his team are also looking further into how to fine-tune the combination of cells and capacitors in "copper tape" to make it more flexible. At present, it can not achieve a good bend, at the same time how to clean as a garment can also be a troublesome thing. It seems that in order to really put the solar cell body, we have to wait for some time.

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