Wednesday, 5. February 2003
Topic: - on February 5, 2003 at 5:46:31 PM CET
Plug computer into clothing
IT is almost beyond the realms of imagination - a computer powered by being plugged into an item of clothing. Scientists attending a three-day conference at Wollongong University focusing on the latest breakthroughs in intelligent polymers, believe such a development is only a matter of time. "The materials to do this are now available," the university's Professor Gordon Wallace said today. "It is now just a case of merging the materials with the textile engineering, it's totally feasible." Prof Wallace said the US military and navy were particularly interested in "fibre batteries".
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