ABSTRACT

‘Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) is clever stuff. It comes as thin sheets or a powder. It can be built into textiles or fixed to hard surfaces. In a relaxed state it is a good insulator. When it is stretched, squashed or twisted it becomes a conductor. The harder you stretch, squash or twist it the better it conducts. It's already been used in power tools and a robot hand. What would you use it for?’