Solar power’s not just for roofs anymore: It’s being woven into fabric.

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By Kate YoderSep 15, 2016, 7:24 am71 ptsTrending
Soon, everything from sneakers to beach umbrellas could suck up the sun’s energy and turn it into electricity. Marianne Fairbanks, a fabric designer, and Trisha Andrew, an organic chemistry professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, teamed up to make solar fabric — first invented 15 years ago —…

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