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Fabric Circuit Boards Can Be Stretched, Washed, and Shot

Posted September 13, 2014 5:26 PM

From ExtremeTech:

Flexible fabric circuit boards could provide a way to build wearable technology into clothing that you wash and wear normally.

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Re: Fabric Circuit Boards Can Be Stretched, Washed, and Shot

09/15/2014 8:33 AM

Yes an Mashmallows can be made hard like concrete...

There is an almost infinte list of things that can be made in a completely useless and inappropriate manner to no benefit whatsoever.

Whadda mean "cynical"?
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09/15/2014 9:47 AM

"Using computerized knitting technology (a phrase never before used in print) ..."

Google search for the phrase "computerized knitting technology" got about 719,000 hits.

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