Functional Fibers.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Source
- Science & Children; September 2010, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p15-17, 3p
- Subject
- Fink, Yoel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Synthetic fibers
Optical fiber detectors
Glass fibers
Fibers
Acoustical materials
Materials science
Sound
Acoustical engineering
United States
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368148
The writer discusses how scientists at MIT's Research Lab of Electronics have developed fibers with sophisticated properties that enable fabrics to interact with their environment. The scientists announced that these functional fibers can detect and produce sound, and can make clothing monitor bodily functions or act as a microphone to capture speech. The tiny filaments can also be used to measure blood flow or brain pressure.