Solar-powered smart wear to be trialed at Osaka Expo

Solar-powered smart wear to be trialed at Osaka Expo

Toyota group company Toyoda Gosei Co. will trial power-generating smart wear fitted with ultrathin solar cells at the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka, as it seeks to bring the technology one step closer to commercialization. The proof-of-concept experiment at the expo, which opens on April 13, aims to assess durability and other aspects of the vests, which feature four perovskite solar cells manufactured by Kyoto University startup EneCoat Te…

This is like a huge construction site, which La Croix was able to visit: 160 countries will present their know-how and solutions for tomorrow at the Universal Exhibition which will open on April 13 in Osaka. Japan will rely on this event to boost its tourism. But visitors...

The Japanese company Todoya Godei, of the Toyota group, will try your clothes with flexible solar combs, which they want to put on sale this year.