milliwatt per cubic centimeter. Swift progress is being made in the development of wearable electronics such as body cameras, smart glasses and activity trackers however one key challenge remains; how to provide less obtrusive and cumbersome wearable power sources. In response, researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have developed flexible wire-shaped "microsupercapacitors" that can be woven into fabric or textiles. The team has demonstrated a prototype device which uses an array of tiny electrodes embedded within a textile fabric. By their design or by connecting the capacitors in series or parallel, the devices can be tailored to match the charge storage and delivery needs of the wearable electronic. The team of researchers at Case Western Reserve are now in the process of weaving the wire-like microsupercapacitors into fabric and integrating them with a wearable device.
Swift progress is being made in the development of wearable electronics such as body cameras, smart glasses and activity trackers however one key challenge remains; how to provide less obtrusive and cumbersome wearable power sources. In response, researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have developed flexible wire-shaped "microsupercapacitors" that can be woven into fabric or textiles. The team has demonstrated a prototype device which uses an array of tiny electrodes embedded within a textile fabric. By their design or by connecting the capacitors in series or parallel, the devices can be tailored to match the charge storage and delivery needs of the wearable electronic. The team of researchers at Case Western Reserve are now in the process of weaving the wire-like microsupercapacitors into fabric and integrating them with a wearable device.