If your idea of fabric extends no further than the image of calicos for quilting, the applications being devised for fabric can serve as an awakening. Here’s a top five of amazing uses researchers are devising for fabrics:
1. Fabric Keyboards
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This idea combines fun and functionality. Besides its fun look, the keyboard also doubles as a carrying case.
2. Camera Fabric
(Photo: MIT)
Researchers at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology have developed a mesh of light sensitive fibers that can collect images.
