You thought neon pants went out in the '70s? U.S. and Swiss scientists want to develop a fabric that can produce electric power. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

These circuits, woven directly into the fabric, may include ECG sensors, blood pressure monitors, respiration sensors, and even wireless power-receiving coils, allowing the band to be a self ...

"The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped ... in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power." ...

It could involve a future band for an Apple Watch. Apple has filed for and/or been granted several patents for fabric-based devices. Imagine an Apple-branded jacket that could power your iPhone. Or an ...