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Stretchy Wires to Create Artificial Nerves

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the singing-the-body-electric dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University have built electronic circuits which exhibit a rubbery behavior. The flexible circuits, built by using gold springs, can stretch like rubber. And Nature says that these stretchy wires can be used to create artificial nerves bending inside our bodies or wearable electronics. 'Wiring like this could be woven into stretchy sports clothing and used to connect up sensors that monitor athletic performance. Rubbery electrodes made from biocompatible materials might be attached to a beating heart and used to sense impending problems.' This overview contains more details and references about these flexible wires."

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  1. di&Ck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    at least.' Nob0dy to its laid-back discussions on grandstanders, the

  2. mo3 up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    savDe LinUx from a

  3. Nature.com shitty hosting... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you think a reputable site such as theirselfs would have decent hosting to provide the story.. but nope \. 'd