The new reform of "smart clothing" - a new fabric that can adopt human body heat

A new study by material chemist Trisha Andrew of the University of Massachusetts and her PhD student Linden Allison shows that they have now developed a new fabric that can collect human body heat and power small wearable microelectronic devices such as activity trackers. . Relevant research results were published on the online edition of Advanced Materials Technology.

Using the natural low heat transfer characteristics of wool and cotton, the researchers created a thermoelectric garment that maintains a temperature gradient on an electronic device called a thermopile. The electronic device can convert heat into electrical energy even in the case of continuous wear for a long time. This is a very realistic solution to ensure that conductive materials are continuously stable in terms of electrical, mechanical and thermal energy.