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Fast, Stretchy Circuits could Yield new Wave of Wearable Electronics

Photo: Stretchable, wearable circuit

Fabricated in interlocking segments like a 3-D puzzle, the new integrated circuits could be used in wearable electronics that adhere to the skin like temporary tattoos. Because the circuits increase wireless speed, these systems could allow health care staff to monitor patients remotely, without the use of cables and cords. IMAGE COURTESY OF YEI HWAN JUNG AND JUHWAN LEE

The consumer marketplace is flooded with a lively assortment of smart wearable electronics that do everything from monitor vital signs, fitness or sun exposure to play music, charge other electronics or even purify the air around you—all wirelessly...

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