Who needs pockets? Thanks to a new fabric developed by Swiss scientists, cell phones, tablets, and other mobile devices may soon be woven directly into clothing, said Chris Wickham in Reuters.com.
By mimicking “the way tendons connect to bones,” the
polyurethane-based material is flexible enough to stretch without
breaking but stiff enough to protect delicate circuits. The material
“could revolutionize devices from smart phones and solar cells to
medical implants.”
A Massachusetts start-up has used similar technology for a “flexible
skullcap that monitors impacts to the head during sports.” The Swiss
researchers say their product can also be used for artificial cartilage.
“The vision is that you will be able to make materials that are as
heterogeneous as the biological ones,” said Andre Studart of the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology.
See also: digital jewelry, smart clothes, epidermal electronic systems
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