Flexible polymers make stretchy conductors

Darkfrog submitted, created time 4 months 3 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

Scientists have managed to combine polymers and nanotubules to create a condictive surface that can be stretched up to 38% without loss of function. Just the thing for flexible circuit boards!

Now my question is what are we going to use this stuff for first? Oh sure, we could invent a blood sugar monitoring system that could fit right into a diabetic's vein, vital sign monitors that could be worn like a sweater vest, but I think it's far more likely that we end up with MP3 players that can be molded straight to the user's auditory canal.

How about you guys? If you could make any of your gizmos go bendy, which would it be?

Keywords: computers circuits nanotechnology nanotubules polymers