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Fabric Camera
Optical fibers replace lenses.
Source: "Exploiting Collective Effects of Multiple Optoelectronic Devices Integrated in a Single Fiber"
Yoel Fink et al.
Nano Letters 9: 2630-2635
Results: Researchers at MIT have found a way to take photographs with polyester fibers. They integrated eight photodetectors into the fibers, arranged the fibers into a 32-by-32 grid spread over an area the size of a record album, and used the grid to capture a black-and-white image of a smiley face.
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