Wearable tech is a step nearer

News this week of a space age fabric that conducts and stores electricity.

University of Wollongong scientist and inventor, Gordon Wallace, with the space age fabric

By combining strands of carbon nanotubes with strands of plastic polymer, Australian scientists have created a yarn that is both incredibly stronger and conducts electricity.

Imagine sportwear made of this stuff that actively monitors all of your vital functions.  What about sewing in any amount of wearable technology - a music player, a GPS, a phone, whatever you need to be connected.

I think somebody is going to get very rich on the back of this one.