能量收集進入可穿戴電子

　　電子設備越來越多地被集成到服裝中并連接在一起。利用環境中的能量來驅動設備、連接，甚至提供一些時尚元素。

　　一個令人興奮的能源收集發展領域是可穿戴技術。越來越多的電子產品被整合到服裝中，無論是功能性的還是時尚性的。例如，音樂播放器被集成到大衣和時裝設計師使用電致發光和LED顯示器，往往與音樂，創造積極的服裝。

　　這其中大部分都需要動力，能夠利用振動、熱能或太陽能直接驅動顯示器和無線鏈路，或者為輕薄的鋰聚合物電池充電，為這項技術提供了關鍵的一步。沒有人想把他們的襯衫插到電源里充電，從環境中提供能量可以大大延長充電周期。

　　這在一些能源收集技術，特別是太陽能電池技術方面還需要向前邁進一步。雖然這種電池的效率提高了，以便能從室內照明中產生有用的能量，但玻璃或晶體硅基器件可能很重。然而，新一代的無定形柔性細胞正越來越流行于集成到服裝中以提供動力。

　　One such example comes from researchers at the Australian National University， who have developed a thin， flexible solar panel called Sliver Cell. The technology has been developed for military use as wearable solar panels to power equipment and creates a step to more rugged yet flexible cells.

　　Washing clothes with integrated electronics has also been seen as a major drawback. One breakthrough here comes from researchers at Seibersdorf Laboratories and the Austrian Institute of Technology （AIT）， who have managed to weave a standard NFC radio tag and antenna into garments in such a way it can be washed.

　　The antenna is integrated into the fabric as it is made， with the NFC chip added by hand. The process is managed in such a way to enable the garment to be washed at 60°C， spin dried and even ironed with a conventional electric iron， all without damaging the tag. This allows NFC-enabled washing machines to take data directly from the clothes for the particular washing program.

　　The drive to wearable electronics is also creating new approaches to the underlying technology. Space researchers at NASA have created a switching memory out of copper that can be weaved and so integrated directly into the fabric of clothing.