Sep. 29, 2005 — Konarka Technologies Inc., a developer of power plastics that convert light to energy, and Textronics Inc., a maker of electronic textiles, announced a joint development program to create prototype garments and fashion accessories with portable, wearable power-generation capabilities.
The technology will utilize Konarka’s light-activated power plastic and Textronics’ electronic textile systems to provide renewable, wearable energy sources for personal electronic devices.