ILLUSTRATIONS BY CREATIVE ICON STYLES/SHUTTERSTOCK (TOP LEFT) AND NADIINKO/SHUTTERSTOCK
April 2018^ DISCOVER^53If one MIT researcher has his
way, our fabric could be the next
great technological frontier.
BY JONATHON KEATSSo-called functional
fibers can have an array
of capabilities, from
acting as a speaker or
a microphone to serving
as a neural probe.