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Intelligent Textiles Ltd (UK), designers of innovative, electrically active fabrics, or "e-textiles", have developed a material that is interwoven with passive electronic circuits, allowing for a degree of interconnectivity with electrical systems. In 2009, to showcase their new technology, the Staines-based ITL incorporated their fabric into an Osprey armour carrier vest and were able to demonstrate significant electrical currents in the range 0.1–4.0 amperes, allowing troops to attach electrical equipment to powerpoints on their uniforms. Because the uniform is powered by a central battery pack attached to the material, the overall weight to be carried is significantly reduced.
On the battlefield, soldiers must carry a heavy amount of support equipment as well as their weapons – radios and aerials, detector equipment, handheld computers and night sights are just a few examples - and batteries are needed to power such equipment, adding to the weight that must be carried and thus reducing a soldier’s manoeuvrability. This e-textile, displayed at a conference in London, significantly lightens the soldier's load by allowing electrical equipment to be docked directly into their armour.
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