NCSR Director, Prof Dermot Diamond has been actively collaborating with researchers from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, for twenty years in the area of intelligent polymers.

Recently, the Illawarra Mercury, a regional Wollongong newspaper described how this collaboration is leading to exciting innovations in smart textiles where clothing could be used as a sensor that interacts with the skin. The full article is available from the Illawara Mercury website, at http:// www.illawarramercury.com.