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"Acoustic Fabric" Converts Sound into Electrical SignalsEngineers from MIT worked with people from the Rhode Island School of Design to create a fabric that can capture sound and turn it into electric signals. The item, called an “acoustic fabric,” works like a microphone. The resulting cloth, aside from being able to detect and convert sounds, is soft, durable, and comfortable.This special cloth was developed from a flexible fiber, a “piezoelectric” material that produces an electrical signal when bent or mechanically deformed. The special trait of this material enables the fabric to convert sound vibrations into electrical signals. According to Wei Yan, the lead author of the study, their invention has a lot of potential uses. “Wearing an acoustic garment, you might talk through it to answer phone calls and communicate with others,” says Yan, who is now an assistant professor at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. “In addition, this fabric can imperceptibly interface with the human skin, enabling wearers to monitor their heart and respiratory condition in a comfortable, continuous, real-time, and long-term manner.”Image credit: Greg Hren #acousticfabric #research #MIT #RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign #clothing #sounds

OmniFibers: "Robotic" Fabric that can Sense the Wearer's Breathing and Act as an Artificial MuscleBreath control is a familiar friend for the athlete and the singer. After all, they are required to do this to improve their performance. But training how to breathe correctly might be easier for them soon thanks to this new fiber developed by Swedish and MIT researchers. Named as OmniFibers, the fiber is said to have the ability to act as an artificial muscle. It can sense how much it is being stretched and compressed, and it will react in the form of pressure, lateral stretch, or vibration. The fiber can be integrated into clothing, but it is compatible with human skin as well. Aside from performers, the OmniFibers could prove to be a great help to recovering patients as well. More about this over at MIT News. (Image Credit: MIT) #Clothing #Fiber #BreathControl

Bikini ToolbeltClothing artist Nicole McLaughlin clearly understands the importance of staying cool when doing home repairs or tasks on a jobsite. Beat the heat with this toolbelt that keeps your tools accessible, while remaining free from constricting clothing. And, if I discern the design of the back end correctly, there will be no plumber's crack exposed while bending over.#bikini #toolbelt #NicoleMcLaughlin #tools #clothing