Wearable tech is extending far beyond Apple Watches andFitBits.
“It can even be woven into a smart net to monitor fish in the ocean.”
These involve innovative techniques like smartphone app compatibility and complex microfluidic platforms, respectively.
Here’s how the new sound-related material works.
That’s where the team’s fiber comes in.
It successfully converted the vibrations – indiscernible by humans – into the appropriate electrical signals.
The researchers recorded a string of words and fed the recording into the fiber with applied voltage power.
But the team didn’t stop there.
They carried out more experiments toreallysee how far this fabric can stretch.
Two were especially notable.
The idea was to see if the cloth panel could pick up which direction the sound was coming from.
As expected, it accurately monitored the volunteer’s heartbeat.
Better yet: It’s machine washable.
