The Cornell University with a team of researchers have developed a technique to permanently coat cotton fibers with electrically conductive nanoparticles. The outcome will be to make cotton electronically conductive and at the same time, continuing to be lightweight, flexible, and comfortable.
The group or rather people responsible for this showcased their ideas at the Cornell Fashion Show. To make this kind of nanoparticles possible, science has been implemented in the form of conductive inks or pastes of metals like silver or copper which can be coated onto glass to form an electrically conductive surface. These glass substrates are then used in chips for the electronic components.
The idea of this science came from Juan Hinestroza and his colleagues at universities in Bologna and Cagliari, Italy. In the fashion world where everything aside from the clothes is old-fashion, this will certainly be a nice change in the industry not forgetting the amount of money that will be saved.
