Stretchable silicon electronics that offer the computing power of rigid chips could make their way into Reebok‘s athletic apparel in the coming years to monitor athletes’ health and performance during training and rehabilitation.

The electronics could be totally incorporated into the inside of a shirt, or into a decal placed directly on the skin, without the need for a casing. They could conform to the body, and their increased level of contact with the skin could lead to higher-quality measurements. And by incorporating transistors that can amplify and process signals for better sensitivity, the flexible electronics would deliver more-valuable information.