Nike has announced a new invention: self-tying shoe laces. The futuristic new technology is sure to become a consumer hit, as FOX Business News explains: The HyperAdapt 1.0, which Nike unveiled at a product event on Wednesday, features the power laces that debuted on Marty McFly’s Nike-branded sneakers in the 1989 film “Back to the Future Part II.” Nike has been working on the technology for a decade. In 2015, the sportswear giant revealed plans to sell replica Nike MAG shoes to mark the year that McFly and Doc Brown traveled to the future. The HyperAdapt 1.0 is the consumer sport version that Nike designers originally conceived, according to the company. Nike is calling the technology “adaptive lacing.” Owners of the HyperAdapt 1.0 simply need to slip on the shoes and press a button on the side to tighten the laces. A second button loosens the laces. “You can adjust it until it’s perfect,” said Tiffany Beers, senior innovator at Nike and the project’s technical lead. In its announcement, Nike lauded the benefits of adaptive lacing for athletes. The battery-powered HyperAdapt 1.0 will allow for slight adjustments, thereby preventing shoes from slipping or creating too much pressure, Nike said. According [...]