Digital electronics in fibres enable fabric-based machine-learning inference

Gabriel Loke; Tural Khudiyev; Brian Wang; Stephanie Fu; Syamantak Payra; Yorai Shaoul; Johnny Fung; Ioannis Chatziveroglou; Pin-Wen Chou; Itamar Chinn; Wei Yan; Anna Gitelson-Kahn; John Joannopoulos; Yoel Fink

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23628-5

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Digital electronics in fibres enable fabric-based machine-learning inference

Gabriel Loke,
Tural Khudiyev,
Brian Wang,
Stephanie Fu,
Syamantak Payra,
Yorai Shaoul,
Johnny Fung,
Ioannis Chatziveroglou,
Pin-Wen Chou,
Itamar Chinn,
Wei Yan,
Anna Gitelson-Kahn,
John Joannopoulos,
Yoel Fink

Affiliations

Gabriel Loke: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tural Khudiyev: Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brian Wang: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stephanie Fu: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Syamantak Payra: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yorai Shaoul: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johnny Fung: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ioannis Chatziveroglou: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pin-Wen Chou: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Itamar Chinn: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wei Yan: Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anna Gitelson-Kahn: Textile Department, Rhode Island School of Design
John Joannopoulos: Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yoel Fink: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23628-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Implementation of digital electronics into fibres can enable real time monitoring of human physiological functions. Loke et al. show how digital functionalities can be incorporated into thin flexible polymeric fibre strands and applied for on-body machine-learning and intelligent textiles.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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