BioLogic, a Shape-Changing Fabric That Vents When You Sweat
MIT researchers are refining the material, which responds to changes in humidity.
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Innovator: Hiroshi Ishii
Age: 60
Title: Professor and associate director of MIT Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research group
Form and function
A new material called bioLogic alters its shape with changes in humidity, so an athlete’s shirt, say, can open ventilation ducts in the back when its wearer starts sweating.