High-Performing Semiconductor Fibers Set a New Stage for Ambient Intelligence

Abstract

An advance in the integration of high-performing semiconductors into fibers enables innovative fiber devices and fabric systems that sense, communicate and interact, paving the way for unprecedented applications in wearable technology, fabric computation, and ambient intelligence.

Keywords

Semiconductor fibers / Fiber devices / Thermal drawing / Optoelectronic fibers

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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202167)