Fibers that can hear and sing: Fibers created that detect and produce sound
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have announced a new milestone on the path to functional fibers: fibers that can detect and produce sound. Applications could include clothes that are themselves sensitive microphones, for capturing speech or monitoring bodily functions, and tiny filaments that could measure blood flow in capillaries or pressure in the brain.