Tattoos are usually considered a form of personal expression, but a team of researchers in Europe have created what they’re calling the world’s first light-emitting tattoo based on OLED screen ...

That’s the vision of the MIT Media Lab researcher Katia Vega, whose project DermalAbyss explores the possibilities of tattoos inked with biosensors instead of traditional ink. In collaboration with ...

A group of MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers explored the possibility of color-changing, health-monitoring tattoos. The smart ink can detect blood sugar elevation and dehydration. One of the ...

Gone are the days in which tattoos were just permanent wearable decor on one’s body. Now, scientists are hoping to add some function to the permanent skin marking. Researchers at the Technical ...

Researchers working together at Harvard and MIT have developed a new ink for tattoos that is able to monitor health and change color to warn of certain medical issues. The ink could change colors if ...

Tattoos are fast becoming more than just a means of self-expression: soon they could be used for more practical applications, like tracking blood alcohol levels or turning the skin into a touchscreen.

Scientists at the University College of London (UCL) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) have created temporary tattoos embedded with OLED lights like the ones used to illuminate TVs and ...