MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers have developed fibers containing "optical barcodes" that can improve the ability to sort and recycle textiles. The fibers can be woven into fabrics as built-in labels, and reflect specific wavelengths of infrared light when scanned.
MIT graduate student Fernanda De La Torre, alumna Trang Luu ’18, SM ’20, and senior Syamantak Payra are recipients of the 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.De La Torre, Luu, and Payra are among 30 New Americans selected from a p
AZoM speaks with Ozgun Kilic Afsar, a Ph.D. candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and a Research Affiliate at MIT Media Lab. Ozgun is currently working on a robotic undergarment, OmniFiber.