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MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research teams have created electronic tattoos that can control and communicate with electronic devices, like smartphones or laptops. Called DuoSkin, these temporary tattoos can be made at home as well as wash off in a day and utilize electrodes present in inexpensive gold leaf to create a conductive surface. The gold leaf and a thin layer of silicone stick to the body to create an interactive interface on the skin that when touched can indicate certain commands to your electronic devices.
Three different types of tattoos were developed: the first functions as a touchpad to control a computer cursor or adjust a music player; the second makes use of thermochromic pigments that change color when body temperature rises; the third has near field communication technology built-in to transmit personal data, such as photos, between your smartphone and the tattoo.
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It’s something that you own and not a one-size-fits-all wearable. You can design it and it can really cater to your needs and your personal sense of style,” said Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, one of the researchers behind the project.
