Washable, breathable and stretchable – the next generation of smart fabrics

Until now, there have typically been two ways of making clothing conductive: either wrap fibers in fine metallic wire (or stitch it in), or apply adhesive circuits onto the surface. Both of these work reasonably well, and have been put to use by sportswear companies to create smart garments that monitor your activity and feed stats to your phone. However, these augmented fabrics don't behave quite like their ordinary counterparts. They can't always be washed at high temperatures (a major dr