The shape of things to come includes the twist..."Huang and Rogers developed a method to fabricate stretchable electronics that increases the stretching range (as much as 140 percent) and allows the user to subject circuits to extreme twisting. This emerging technology promises new flexible sensors, transmitters, new photovoltaic and microfluidic devices, and other applications for medical and athletic use."
How they came about doing this is fascinating as it points out the fact that a large part of genius is not just IQ, it's also the ability to see the obvious and do something with it.
"The circuit elements were so small that when placed on a curved surface, they didn't bend -- similar to how buildings don't bend on the curved Earth. The system worked because these elements were connected by metal wires that popped up when bent or stretched."
Minority Report beckons
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