Super Stretchy Sensor From: Stanford Report - 10/24/2011 By: Louis Bergeron Using carbon nanotubes bent to act like springs, Stanford researchers have developed a stretchable, transparent skin-like sensor that can be stretched to more than twice its original length and bounce back perfectly to its original shape. It can sense pressure from a firm pinch to thousands of pounds. Potential applications include prosthetic limbs, robotics, and touch-sensitive computer displays. The sensors could be used in making touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs or robots, for various medical applications such as pressure-sensitive bandages or in touchscreens on computers. Read the entire article at: http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/11957 Links: Stanford researchers build transparent, super-stretchy skin-like sensor (video 1:48) http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/october/stretchy-skinlike-sensor-102411.html Zhenan Bao's Lab http://baogroup.stanford.edu/index.php Darren Lipomi http://www.darrenlipomi.com/