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MIT Scientists Develop Fibers With Vision
Friday, July 10th, 2009 - Anuradha Menon
Researchers from MIT have developed light detecting fibers that can be manipulated into a web and applied on clothing to...

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A Camera from a Sheet of Fiber

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 - 09:04:50 - Anuradha Menon

Textiles and the fibers that compose them are experiencing a sort of high-tech renaissance lately. Researchers are finding ways to turn silk into...

Self-Cleaning and Water-Striding Robots

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - 16:55:55 - Anuradha Menon

Self-cleaning walls, counter tops, fabrics, even micro-robots that can walk on water -- all those things and more could be closer to reality thanks...

Killer Kevlar: Clothing That Shields From Germs
Monday, September 29th, 2008 - Roni Barr
A team of researchers led by Yuyu Sun and Jie Luo from the University of South Dakota report progress toward the first...

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Chemical Coat to Mean Drier Socks

Monday, September 1st, 2008 - 14:29:19 - Ehud Rattner

Almost any surface or fabric can be made waterproof but remain breathable thanks to a former military technology. The process was originally...

Flexible Computers Conform to Any Shape
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 - Anuradha Menon
Researchers at the Human Media Laboratory, Queen's University in Canada are developing prototypes of new "non-planar"...

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Smart Fabrics Monitor Physiological Signs
Friday, October 5th, 2007 - Sarah Gingichashvili
The Zephyr Company, based in New-Zealand, has developed advanced fabrics that can monitor physiological signs. The company’s...

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