Fiber Camera

A group of MIT materials scientists, led by Yoel Fink, have created an imaging device by imbedding light sensors into polymer fibers that, in effect, turns a “cloth” into a camera.  By placing the sensors at different depths in the material, and relying on how deep photons penetrate, the developers can convert light intensity into an electrical current that an algorithm converts to a computer screen image.  The sensors can even generate a 3D picture, and since imaging can also detect temperature and gases, electronic textiles could have a variety of applications in healthcare, industry, defense, et al.        MORE

Photonic Bandgap Fibers and Devices Group at MIT

 Image Credit: Yoel Fink and Fabien Sorin, Technology Review