Flexible nanowire sensors can be woven into your clothing

Imagine if your sweater was actually one big computer that responded to being stretched, pressed, or adjusted. That cyborg-inspired future could now be a reality thanks to a team of scientists that has used nanowires to create a new wearable, multifunctional sensor. The sensor uses some of the same technology that’s at work in smartphone screens, but a novel approach to engineering means that it can be stretched to 150 times its normal size.