] It's a material chemist's version of the riddle of the
] Sphinx: What substance can conduct electricity like a
] metal, yet also stretch like a rubber band?
]
]
] Earlier this year, a team of researchers at a Blacksburg,
] Virginia company called NanoSonic found the answer in
] Metal Rubber, a filmy brown material that can extend to
] three times its original length and conduct electricity
] as well as a bar of steel, says NanoSonic founder Dr.
] Rick Claus.

[ Neat! -k]