Smart fabric designed to detect intruders

If you’re a burglar, and all that separates you from your quarry is what appears to be a simple sheet of fabric, you might not want to cut it. That’s because it could be a new smart fabric, that will set off an alarm if it’s breached. Created by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, the fabric incorporates a web of silver-coated conductive threads that are connected to a microcontroller. If that controller detects a break in the weak electric current that travels through the fibers, it’ll be sure to let the right people know... Continue Reading Smart fabric designed to detect intruders

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Fraunhofer, Security, Smart Fabric, Technische Universität Berlin

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