- This jacket can work as both a smartwatch and a power bank.
Smart Clothes: Wearable technology has been making a place in our lives for some time now. Now most people have a smartwatch on their wrist, which does everything from heart rate to step counting. Now scientists are thinking even further than this. They are busy in making such smart clothes, which along with keeping an eye on health, will also be able to store energy. This is not going to be a thing of the future. Researchers at the University of Georgia are busy making such clothes.
Smart Clothes will be made from this material
Special material MXenes will be used in these clothes, which is being called smart textile. They are being designed to sense changes in the body and weather. The special thing about this material is that it can be woven with clothes, which will make it easy to wear daily. It is a very light, flexible and thin material and can be arranged in layers. Due to its special electrical and chemical properties, it can also be printed on clothes.
Smart Clothes will keep an eye on your health in real time
The researcher says that due to MXenes, smart clothes will be able to monitor health in real time. Along with detecting body temperature, they will be able to keep an eye on heart rate, blood pressure and movement etc. This data can also be transmitted to doctors, who will be able to monitor the patient remotely. The use of such clothes in places like hospitals can make treatment even easier. MXenes have antimicrobial properties. That means harmful bacteria cannot grow in this cloth. Medical clothes made from this material can reduce the risk of infection, which will increase the safety of patients as well as health care workers.
Smart Clothes will also be useful for storing energy
There will be one more special thing about these clothes. These clothes will also be able to generate and store energy. Instead of relying on traditional batteries, these clothes will be able to capture energy from sunlight. With this, power will reach the sensors and electronics installed in the clothes. Researchers are also hoping that these clothes will be able to work as a kind of flexible power bank. In such a situation, in the coming few years, you can see such a jacket, which will keep an eye on your health like a smartwatch and will also be able to charge your phone like a power bank.
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