Once the actionsof Ms. WangandLin hadattractedattentioninInternetchat rooms, both werequicklyidentified bypeople whorecognizedthephotosofthemposted on the Web.
Zhong LinWang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is tackling a new kind of power suit made from fabric that uses nanotechnology to generate energy as the body moves around.
"Any mechanical motion, such as the movement of arms or the fingers of a robot, could be translated to control signals, " said Zhong LinWang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.