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Researchers from Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Accenture Labs (San Francisco, CA), and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA) have built a textile energy grid that can be wirelessly charged. The grid was printed on nonwoven cotton textiles with an ink composed of MXene, a type of nanomaterial that is both conductive and durable enough to withstand the folding, stretching, and washing that clothing endures. The proof-of-concept represents an important development for wearable technology, which, at present, requires complicated wiring and is limited by the use of rigid, bulky batteries that are not fully integrated into garments.
