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Friday, October 30, 2015

bioLogic: MIT Creates Self-Transforming Fabric

MIT creates self-transforming fashion dubbed bioLogic (+Video)

Shane McGlaun | October 29, 2015



Scientists at MIT have teamed up with New Balance to weave a new discovery into sportswear. The new discovery has to do with the expansion and contraction of natto cells relative to atmospheric moisture. Natto is a bacteria officially called Bacillus Subtilis natto and is a microorganism that lives inside dry rice stalks.

Source: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/228/
<more at http://www.slashgear.com/mit-creates-self-transforming-fashion-dubbed-biologic-29412228/; related links: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/228/ (Bio-actuators: bioLogic. 2015) and http://tangible.media.mit.edu/project/biologic/ (MIT Media Lab. Tangible Media Group. bioLogic. 2015)>

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