...along that line...Flexible pressure-sensor film shows how much force a surface 'feels' - in color (Nanowerk News) A newly developed pressure sensor could help car manufacturers design safer automobiles and even help Little League players hold their bats with a better grip, scientists report. The study describing their high-resolution sensor, which can be painted onto surfaces or built into gloves, appears in the ACS journal Nano Letters ("Colorimetric Stress Memory Sensor Based on Disassembly of Gold Nanoparticle Chains").