Spend any time at all researching outdoor gear, whether it's a new tent or a new rain jacket, and you'll quickly find yourself awash in a confusing array of jargon. Silnylon, polyurethane, X-Pac, ...

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What if your clothes could harvest energy to power your smartphone? Eight Georgia Tech engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and movement.