[at-l] Electric Sheep?

[stephensadams@xxxxxxxxxxx (Steve Adams)]

From, =93The New York Times=94  (nytimes.com), February 6, 2003, =93For the=
 Smart
Dresser, Electric Threads That Cosset You,=94 Anne Eisenberg   [Heavily
excised]

=93(Y)arns that can transmit electrical signals or current ... made of
synthetic or metallic fibers, are woven or knitted into cotton or polyester
to produce a new type of cloth known as electrotextiles.

The conductive fibers of electrotextiles can be connected to chips and
batteries to create circuits that may one day have many applications.  ...
Fleecy versions of the electronic cloth could keep anyone snuggled under
them toasty ...

At Malden Mills Industries in Lawrence, Mass., stainless steel conductive
fiber is knitted directly into the company's Polartec cloth to create a
lightweight electric blanket ...

(E)lectrotextiles in their current incarnations require an external power
source, normally a battery. But (there may come) a time when the power
supply could be part of the fabric as well - solar cells woven into the bac=
k
of a jacket, perhaps, to power the electronics within.=94

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