West Bengal: Researchers develop technology to source electricity from clothes in IIT Kharagpur
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a technology that sources electricity from clothes
Kharagpur: The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed a technology to source electricity from clothes drying in open space. The power which comes from electricity is changing the lives of the rural community.
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Speaking to reporters, professor of IIT Kharagpur, Suman Chakraborty said, "'iClothes' are made of cellulose fibers which have charge in their walls. If you immerse a piece of cloth in salt solution and it will flow through fibers and ionise. It generates a continuous voltage. If connected to an external register and it can generate small power. "We have up-scaled this mechanism of generation of power by taking our technology to 'Dhobi Ghat' where washermen dry clothes."
