August 9, 2018 3:42 PM

Soon, clothes that can 'talk' to devices

Scientists at MIT have incorporated electronics into soft fabrics, potentially making it possible to produce clothing that communicates optically with other devices.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, embedded high-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), within fibres that were then woven into soft, washable fabrics and made into communication systems.<br />''<br />''Th...