Less effort to charge: Japan develops solar cells that can be attached to clothes

According to Japanese media reports, a research team composed of the Japan Institute of Physics and Chemistry and the University of Tokyo published in the British scientific magazine "Nature · Energy" (electronic version) published on the 18th of this month, and developed a flexible and washable Ultra-thin solar cell.

It is reported that users can attach it to clothes and use it as a power source for wearable machines.

It is reported that the researcher, Kenjiro Fukuda, Professor Takao Tanigani of the University of Tokyo, etc., applied organic compounds with semiconductor properties to extremely thin polymer films to produce solar cells. It is reported that the thickness is only 3 micrometers, and it can operate normally even if it is bent and pressed.

Fukuda said: "Putting it on clothes such as shirts may also be used as a power source for medical devices that measure blood pressure and temperature at all times, early detection of diseases, and thin smartphones integrated with clothing."