"Eco-friendly" and "affordable" aren't two words you often hear used together

"Eco-friendly" and "affordable" aren't two words you often hear used together. But one professor in North Carolina has developed a new technology that fits both descriptions. (CNN)

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Video: Eco-friendly fabric generates electricity

Updated: Monday, 27 Aug 2012, 10:06 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 27 Aug 2012, 10:06 AM EDT

NORTH CAROLINA (CNN) - "Eco-friendly" and "affordable" aren't two words you often hear used together.

But one professor in North Carolina has developed a new technology that fits both descriptions - a special fabric that generates electricity.

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