MIT researchers develop tattoo inks that could act as health trackers
Researchers from MIT's Media Lab have developed a tattoo ink that changes colour according to varying glucose and pH levels inside the body. More
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DuoSkin temporary tattoos can remotely control devices
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have created a series of smart temporary tattoos that can control devices through touch (+ movie). More
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"World's first tattoo by an industrial robot" revealed
An industrial robot has tattooed a person's leg for what the designers claim is the first time in history (+ movie). More
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Jakub Pollág designs Personal Tattoo Machine for do-it-yourself body art
Graduate shows 2015: don't trust someone else to permanently mark your skin? This device by Royal College of Art graduate Jakub Pollág is designed to allow users to self-administer tattoos (+ movie). More
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French designers hack a 3D printer to make a tattooing machine
Paris design studio Appropriate Audiences has combined a 3D printer with a tattooist's needle to form an automated tattoo "printer" that can create indelible artworks on skin (+ movie). More
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FREAKS freearchitects redesigns Parisian tattoo parlour to avoid "cheesy" aesthetic
Architecture office FREAKS freearchitects has revamped the Paris tattoo and piercing parlour TribalAct to include a system of curtain tracks printed with Hieronymus Bosch paintings (+ slideshow). More
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Biostamp temporary tattoo electronic circuits by MC10
Materials scientist John Rogers and his firm MC10 have developed flexible electronic circuits that stick directly to the skin like temporary tattoos and monitor the wearer's health. More
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Monster and Animal Hands by Héctor Serrano
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has designed a set of temporary tattoos to make children's hands look like monsters or animals. More
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Movie: pop-up tattoo parlour at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: here is our sixth movie from Design Miami in December, featuring the As Long As It Lasts tattoo parlour set up by Tobias Wong, Josée Lepage and Aric Chen (who is interviewed in this film). Movie length: 38 seconds. More