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Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and 'understand' the wearer

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MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber.

The fiber computer contains a series of microdevices, including sensors, a microcontroller, digital memory, Bluetooth modules, optical communications, and a battery.

Clothing containing the fiber computer was comfortable and machine-washable, and the fibers were imperceptible to the wearer.

The researchers fabricated the new fiber computer using a type of thermoplastic elastomer that is several times more flexible than the thermoplastics they used previously.

This versatile folding technique could be used with a variety of microelectronic devices, enabling them to incorporate additional functionality.

Each fiber computer includes a Bluetooth communication system to send data wirelessly to a device like a smartphone.

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