Jacket makes its own heat

February 24, 2002
Source: CNN
Original story - link verified on February 24, 2002

The solution: a new generation of high-tech jackets that create their own warmth, powered by lightweight lithium batteries. The jackets jettison the electric blanket model -- traditional wires running through cloth to produce heat. Instead, they conduct heat through stainless steel microfibers thinner than a human hair. The fibers are as washable, bendable and soft as the fabric into which they're woven