Researchers create fabric that 'hears' your heartbeat
The material works like a microphone and converts sound into vibrations, and then into electrical signals.
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The material works like a microphone and converts sound into vibrations, and then into electrical signals.
The material works like a microphone and converts sound into vibrations, and then into electrical signals.
Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT and collaborators at Rhode
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.
With special fibers that convert tiny vibrations to voltages, a new fabric senses sounds, letting it act as a microphone or a speaker.