miews created AIRAVATA-3512:
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Summary: Smart Tattoo Technology: The Future Within Skin
Key: AIRAVATA-3512
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AIRAVATA-3512
Project: Airavata
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Distribution
Affects Versions: 0.6
Environment: We have seen several wonderful designs of tattoos over
the past several decades
Reporter: miews
Fix For: master
We have seen several wonderful designs of tattoos over the past several
decades, but the influence of technology on this skin décor trend has been
observed just recently. If you are a tattoo lover, you might have heard about a
new term in the tattoo industry – smart tattoo. It is scientifically named as
[epidermal electronic systems|https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30819934/], but
as the term smart tattoos look more appealing, people call it by this name
only.
The idea behind smart tattoos is to use personalized adhesives, circuits,
microprocessors, and conductors that can be fixed to the skin with the help of
a special kind of glue. Smart tattoos are one of the most innovative products
in the wearable technologies category. Stats reveal that almost 370 million
wearable units were shipped in 2020. The major companies such as Facebook,
Microsoft, Amazing, Google, and Apple are exploring several amazing
possibilities in the wearable industry. The most recent innovation in this
field is smart tattoos. The popularity of these tattoos has increased by a
considerable level within the past few years. In fact, they have received equal
attention in the market as smartphones. This is the main reason why some
innovative researchers thought of combining both these units together through a
potential interface.
The combination of smart tattoos with smartphones opens doors for the emergence
of new opportunities in the technology sector. These advancements will not only
ensure greater convenience to the end-users but could result in tremendous
growth in the fitness and health sector.
The wearables in the present day have become compact in size. The smartphone
displays can be further linked to the wristwatch, but the experts have now
moved to the next step. The new age units can read signals right from your body
and provide real-time data for further analysis. The smart tattoos include
attachments that are more like electronic circuitry. Some people love to go
ahead with sticker-type tattoos; however, others prefer rub-on tattoos in the
wearable technology category. It is possible to send signals through these
circuits either by stroking the tattoo surface, moving in a specific direction
or by pinching the surrounding skin. The instructions can further communicate
with your wristwatch or smartphone. In some cases, they may even work as a
contactless solution to interface with many other devices. You may find it
pretty exciting to make payment for the shopping bills through your smart
tattoo.
There are plenty of applications associated with wearable smart tattoos. The
best thing to know about these tattoos is that they can monitor health data
from the human body with higher accuracy. At the present time, researchers from
MIT and Harvard are developing an advanced smart tattoo which is named Dermal
Abyss. This tattoo makes use of bio-sensitive ink that works perfectly well to
detect glucose and sodium levels below skin layers. In order to provide instant
feedback about any change in the respective parameters, the tattoo changes its
color. Researchers state that this could be an amazing solution for people that
are suffering from diabetes or are dealing with dehydration issues. Users can
easily link the color data from smart tattoos to a dedicated app on the
smartphone, which can ease the health monitoring process.
Microsoft and MIT have also joined hands together to develop a smart tattoo
product which is named as DuoSkin. This wearable tattoo is designed with a gold
leaf platform that is highly aesthetic and durable as well. The circuit is
created with the help of graphic design software, and the module is further
attached to a gold leaf with the help of an adhesive. It is possible to place
these tattoos on the skin using the water transfer method. Note that these
tattoos are temporary in nature, and it is possible to relocate them if needed.
These tattoos are mainly designed to work as a touchpad to ease the operation
on the smartphone. However, the developers are also making efforts to develop
DuoSkin further to address various fitness and health monitoring applications.
There are many such advanced options for tattoo design. If you are bored with
the traditional designs, you can consider [Tattoo
Removal|https://www.extinkttattooremoval.com.au/] services and then switch to
smart tattoos for better results.
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