Engineers develop wearable solar device to power soldiers' gear in the field

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 14 Oct, 14:20 UTC

A U.S. soldier may carry up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of batteries to power communications equipment and other electronics on missions. New research from FIU could help lighten that load. A team of engineers has developed a dual-use, razor-thin solar device that can harvest sunlight to generate…