Remember when Stanford University turned
mere paper into a
proper battery? That was just the beginning. The same team, led by Yi Cui in the Department of Engineering, now wants your pants to be an electrical storage device. They've managed to dye fabric with
carbon nanotube ink, still allowing the cloth to stretch and move like normal but also giving it the supernatural ability to hold a charge. Imagine the day when hipster jeans charge
Droids, when booty pants juice up
iPhones, and when your wristwatch is powered by the very band you use to strap it to your person -- assuming, of course, the whole "
asbestos-like effects" thing turns out to be false.
