Feb 172010
“Computer as furoshiki, here we come”–Bruce Sterling
BERKELEY — In research that gives literal meaning to the term “power suit,” University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.
These nano-sized generators have “piezoelectric” properties that allow them to convert into electricity the energy created through mechanical stress, stretches and twists.
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/02/computer-as-furoshiki-here-we-come/