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Thursday, November 1, 2007

A few short years from now, the predicament of a dying cell phone could be solved with the help of your shirt. That’s right, your clothing could have the capacity to charge electronics.

Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia are in the middle of designing a shirt that generates an electrical charge through human movement. These high-tech get-ups will be able to refuel your MP3 players, Blackberries, and any other portable device.

How does this work? The shirts are made of a material called piezoelectric, which has the capacity to create an electric field through mechanical force. Energy from simple human movement is stored and essentially acts as a battery for your electronics.

CSIRO, which received a $4.4 million grant to work on this project, anticipates the shirts could be available in five years.

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Museum gives tapeworm talk

Researcher Kirsten Jensen makes science wild and wiggly.

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University offers free access to scholarly articles

New money-saving policy allows everyone to access articles online for free.

/news/2009/jul/05/access/

Kansan Departments

Your guide to surviving the week.

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Q&A: Paul Wilbur, Aptera Motors executive

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Calligrapher in an electronic world

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Downtown waterline replacement disrupts traffic

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University signs Berlin 9 open access agreement

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Engineering students take on racing fanatics

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Lawrence Humane Society won't charge volunteers

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Former student has an ear for good ...

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CITIZEN DOLPH: A rare look at the ...

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Quote of the Day: March 6, 2007

Here is the Kansan's choice for quote of the day.

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NCAA concerned about Facebook

NCAA is making efforts to limit Facebook groups’ influence on recruits’ decisions.

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Making knees with pigs and human cadavers

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Fired up about coal

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Science and art unite in modern dance

Liz Lerman Dance Company’s performance explored issues surrounding genetic research.

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Overstocked store seeks expansion

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Know your Student Senate candidates

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Put Up Your Dukes

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Hipster, reborn

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Kansas spirit never wanes

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A new breed of treasure hunters

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Schwartz: Homes aren't so earth friendly

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KU service to lay off employees

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Electronic ecstasy

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