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Readiness verdict

Knitting-Fabricated DC Triboelectric Nanogenerator (KF DC-TENG)

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-09-22
Revision
2
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Emerging

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
84% · stale
Computed at
2026-09-22T23:27:14.984527+00:00
Claimed
35

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
34

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
30

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+5

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-09-22

Track; not yet

Why
Genuinely novel single-step whole-garment fabrication with strong demo numbers, but humidity sensitivity and high-force/unstable DC-TENG physics keep it a lab result; no path to dependable wearable power yet.
Next
Re-evaluate when an independent group reproduces wash + 14k-cycle durability AND demonstrates stable mW-class output at realistic body humidity, not just LED-lighting demos.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
7
Tier 1
7
Tier 2
0
Tier 3
0
Supports
3
Contradicts
2
Context
2
Latest observed
2026-04-29

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Revision 2

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from emerging to emerging.
  2. 2026-09-22 Reading moved from emerging to emerging.

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