This Tiny Fiber Work As Pump & Can Be Sewn Into Clothes. Here's How #tech #shorts

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Издатель Oct 9, 2026

A Tiny Fiber That Works as a Pump Could Transform Wearable Technology

Researchers at the Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) at EPFL have developed a remarkable new technology: a pump in the form of a flexible fiber that can be directly sewn into clothing.

Many fluid-based wearable devices require conventional pumps to circulate liquids for heating, cooling, movement or other functions. However, these pumps are often bulky, noisy and difficult to integrate into clothing. The new fiber pump could solve this problem by combining the tubing and pump into a single structure.

The approximately 2-millimeter-wide fiber uses a technique called charge injection electrohydrodynamics (EHD). Two helical electrodes inside the fiber generate and accelerate charged molecules in a special liquid, producing fluid flow without any moving mechanical parts. This makes the pump quiet and vibration-free.

The researchers say the fibers are lightweight, scalable, and can be manufactured using relatively inexpensive materials. They can also be sewn or woven into textiles and washed with conventional detergents.

Potential applications include temperature-regulating clothing, athletic wear, medical garments and soft exoskeletons powered by fabric-based artificial muscles. The technology could also be used in virtual reality gloves to simulate sensations of hot and cold.

The researchers are now working to improve efficiency, durability and large-scale production.

Read full article here: https://www.uncoverreality.in/2026/10/scientists-create-tiny-fiber-that-works.html

Reference: Michael Smith et al., Fiber pumps for wearable fluidic systems, Science (2023), DOI: 10.1126/science.ade8654. Read the research paper in Science

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