Smart Fiber used as Camera

[DRappazzo]

Intersting article I just came across. Though you guys might be interested in. I am still always amazed at what human beings can come up with. Enjoy, Discuss.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32010434/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

[Jeff Kilgroe]

"What would happen if a single strand of fiber became as advanced as a laptop computer?" said Yoel Fink, a scientist at MIT and co-author of a paper that appeared recently in the journal NanoLettters. "The essence of this paper is that this may now be possible."

Screw that, I'm thinking intelligent hair implants. :troll:

[Petr Dvorak]

wow thats crazy

"Creating an intelligent fiber is easier than it sounds. In fact, it's similar to making hard candy."

[Kyle Presley]

Posted in wrong thread. Delete please.

[Joseph Ward]

Black Silicon is yesterdays tech. :biggrin:

[DRappazzo]

While Black Silicon may be yesterdays news, I still think the implications are pretty interesting.

From the article "If a person donned an entire shirt made from these smart materials and walked into a room, the shirt could gather all the light from the objects inside the room to create a detailed, 3-D color image of everything in that room."

I can imagine certian government agencys using this as a way to see inside your home (Just my paranoid big brother thoughts kicking in). All they would need to do is dress up home inspectors, meter readers, etc.. Or if the reality tv trend continues you could just give all the participants a shirt made from this and get some interesting pov style images.

Or I wonder if you could use this for a kind of critter cam for nature docs and such. Like I said I just think it is an intersting concept. And I am just ranting anyway. Thanks for the responses.