Fabien Sorin, Ofer Shapira, Ayman Abouraddy, and Yoel Fink
Thin, long polymer fibers can be woven into 2D and 3D constructs and fabrics capable of radiation sensing and lensless imaging over unprecedented lengths.
By implanting light-sensitive, semiconducting materials into a single synthetic fiber, and then weaving that fiber into nearly one square foot of fabric, MIT scientists have created a flexible camera that has taken a picture of a smiley face.
Prof. Yoel Fink discusses research and education in his group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineers at the frontiers of photonic materials, systems and applications (June 2009).
Prof. Yoel Fink and other researchers at MIT have integrated a collection of light sensors into polymer fibers, a development with potential to be used as a camera. Prof. Fink’s previous work integrated semiconducting materials into fibers, resulting in fabrics with sensors for temperature and light. This work integrates eight sensors into a polymer fiber.
Prof. Fink will participate in NEXT no. 6, held in Århus, Denmark, on April 2-5, 2009, apart conference, part exhibition. A dozen of the most daunting international minds on business, technology and invention will take the conference stage. And 100 of the most perspectivating, forward facing and unexpected uses of new technology is drawn from research labs, startups, and R&D facilities from around the globe, to be showcased, tried, discussed and probably fixed a few times during the four day exhibition.
