Fabric may make the first real power suit

Nanofibres made that produce power when rubbed together.

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Qin, Y., Wang, X. & Wang, Z. L. Nature 451, 809-813 (2008)
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Katharine Sanderson
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Sanderson, K. Fabric may make the first real power suit. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.572