Stretchy fiber keeps electrons flowing
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BEND, BUT DON’T BREAK Folded layers of carbon nanotubes, seen under a scanning electron microscope, allow an elastic fiber to conduct electrical current when stretched.
The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute