Dr. Svetlana Boriskina of the MIT Mechanical Engineering department and Ikra Shuvo of the MIT Media Lab are part of a research team that was awarded the 2023 Global-X Challenge by the Office of Naval Research.
In collaboration with Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, the team will develop a dual-envelope multifunctional textile for naval operators and vehicles. The textile integrates smart fibers for thermoregulation, camouflage, and protection, alongside active fibers for energy harvesting, health monitoring, and sensing.