stretched fibres with embedded sensors that have the ability to project an image onto a small square of fabric

dr. yoel fink from the massachusetts institute of technology and a team of researchers, found a way to stretch 25mm strands of polymer into thinner fibres while still being able to maintain the relative position of the sensors that could detect the wavelength and direction of light falling onto it. expanding on their work which placed sensors in relatively large polymer fibres, the team’s latest work produces thinner strands that have been woven into a 0.1 square section of fabric. the positioning of the light-sensitive elements allow the team to know which signals are being sent by which sensors. the resulting technological fibre lets the team crudely reconstruct an image projected onto a small square of fabric, thus exploring the possibilities of our clothes and fabrics having photographic abilities. the research has been key in moving towards finding ways to get multiple nanoscale devices to work together.

smart textiles could take photos nanotechnology embedded into a knit fabric which is sensorized with functional fibres

via bbc