Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge today introduced Morph, a prototype for a flexible mobile phone that makes use of nanotechnology, at the Museum of Modern Art's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit.

What exactly is it? According to Digital Trends' Geoff Duncan, Morph "features a flexible and stretchable shape, self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics, solar charging to keep the batteries running, and the ability to wrap around your wrist when not in use."

Still, don't get too excited: "Devices based on the concept won't be available for a good seven years at least," notes TechNewsWorld's Katherine Noyes...

More here from Reg Hardware ... more here from The Guardian ... more here from dBTechno ... more here from unwir3d ... more here from BetaNews ... more here from ZDNet ... more here from infoSync ... and the press release is here.